Jimmy Caras

Jimmy Caras
Born(1908-12-17)17 December 1908
Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
Died3 December 2002(2002-12-03) (aged 93)
Sport country United States
Tournament wins
World ChampionStraight Pool (1935, 1936, 1938, 1938, 1949)[1]

James Caras (17 December 1908 – 3 December 2002) was an American professional pool player, most well known for winning five World Straight Pool Championship titles between 1935 and 1949.[2][3][4]

After a 12-year hiatus, Caras would return to cue sports, and win the BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship in 1967 at the age of 58.[5] [1] Caras would be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1977.[1][6]

Caras is also known for inventing trick shots, as well as producing books, such as Pocket billiard fundamentals and trick shots made easy in 1969.[7] and Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards in 1966.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Goldstein, Richard (9 December 2002). "Jimmy Caras, 93, Champion at Pool, Dies". nytimes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019. 1936, '38, '39 and 1949
  2. ^ "Jimmy Caras Pool School -- Peer Landa". ccrma.stanford.edu. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Caras: Billiard Congress of America" (PDF). irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Caras Archives - Pool & Billiard Magazine". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Rack 'Em Up – Jimmy Caras, The Greek Billiard Champion From Delco". Cosmos Philly. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Willie Mosconi vs. Jimmy Caras – ABC's Wide World Of Sports (1963) | Billiard Product Reviews". billiardproductreviews.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Pocket billiard fundamentals and trick shots made easy: Jimmy Caras: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019. Pocket billiard fundamentals and trick shots made easy
  8. ^ "Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards, by Jimmy Caras: Jimmy Caras: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.