| Danny DiLiberto | |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Buffalo, New York |
| Nickname: | "Buffalo Danny" |
| Professional: | 1960 |
| Game: | Straight pool, one-pocket, nine-ball, eight-ball |
| Best Finish: | Runner-up 1982 World Straight Pool Championship |
Danny DiLiberto is an American retired professional pool player nicknamed "Buffalo Danny".
A veteran player from the Johnston City era, a teacher, an author, and previously working as a commentator for Accu-Stats, DiLiberto is an active member of the pocket billiards community. He was elected into the One Pocket Hall of Fame in 2004 for his "outstanding contribution to the legacy of the game of one pocket".[1]
Before DiLiberto became interested in pocket billiards, he was a professional boxer from 1957-1959 with a 14-0-1 record, with 12 knockouts, until he was forced into retirement after breaking his hands four times. Muhammad Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee remarked that “Danny was a heck of a fighter”, “Whoever I put in front of him he knocked out. If it weren’t for his brittle hands he would have been a champion."In 2006, he was inducted into Buffalo's Boxing Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in the sport.[2] [3]
The 1981 BCA National Eight-Ball Championship was a memorable victory for DiLiberto when he faced Nick Varner in the finals. Running out the deciding match was most appropriate for DiLiberto in what was until then a neck-and-neck race to 7 for the win.[4]
DiLiberto was a member of the International Pool Tour.[5]
A book was written by pool journalist Jerry Forsyth about Danny DiLiberto entitled "Road Player, the Danny DiLiberto Story".[6]
On October 20, 2011, DiLiberto was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place alongside the 36th annual US Open 9-Ball Championships.
DiLiberto had won tournaments in four different divisions of professional pocket billiards: straight pool, one pocket, 8 ball, and 9 ball.
From 1989 to 2020 DiLiberto was a commentator for Accu-Stats Video Productions.