 Massey setting up a trick shot | |
| Born | 9 April 1947 Loudon, Tennessee, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  United States |
| Nickname | "Tennessee Tarzan" |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | Artistic Pool (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005) Snooker Trickshot (1992, 1997, 2005) |
Michael Massey (born April 9, 1947), professionally known as Mike Massey, is an American professional pool player. From 1989 to 1991 he served as a contributing editor of The Snap Magazine. Massey was born in Loudon, Tennessee,[1] and for several years lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee,[2] where he owned a pool hall. He has the nickname of "Tennessee Tarzan", but he now lives in Midway, Utah.[3]
Massey was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Billiard Congress of America on April 7, 2005.[4] For 2007 he was ranked as #8 in Pool & Billiard Magazine's poll of the "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players".[5]
- ^ Ben Bulkeley (August 17, 2010). "Professional pool player Mike Massey puts on trick-shot exhibition in Craig". Craig Daily Press. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ^ Mike Geffner. "The Agony & The Ecstasy of Mike Massey 'Billiard's Digest'". Luby Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ^ "2007 World Championship (The Lider Club – St. Petersburg – Russia) December 5–8, 2007" (PDF). TrickShotProductions.com. Watertown, MA: Artistic Pool & Trick Shot Association. 2007. "APTSA Library" section. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^ "BCA February 2005 Press Releases". Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2008.[clarification needed]
- '^ "The Survey Says...: Pool & Billiard Magazines 22nd Annual Player and Fan Poll". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Vol. 26, no. 2. Summerville, South Carolina: Sports Publications. February 2008. p. 14. ISSN 1049-2852.