Jimmy Caras Explained

Birth Date:17 December 1908
Birth Place:Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
World Champ:Straight 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]

Titles and other honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jimmy Caras, 93, Champion at Pool, Dies . Goldstein . Richard . nytimes.com . 9 December 2002 . 21 February 2019 . 1936, '38, '39 and 1949 .
  2. Web site: Jimmy Caras Pool School -- Peer Landa . ccrma.stanford.edu . 21 February 2019 .
  3. Web site: Jimmy Caras: Billiard Congress of America . irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com . 21 February 2019 .
  4. Web site: Jimmy Caras Archives - Pool & Billiard Magazine . Pool & Billiard Magazine . 21 February 2019 .
  5. Web site: Rack 'Em Up – Jimmy Caras, The Greek Billiard Champion From Delco . Cosmos Philly . 21 February 2019 .
  6. Web site: Willie Mosconi vs. Jimmy Caras – ABC's Wide World Of Sports (1963) Billiard Product Reviews . billiardproductreviews.com . 21 February 2019 .
  7. Web site: Pocket billiard fundamentals and trick shots made easy: Jimmy Caras: Amazon.com: Books . amazon.com . 21 February 2019 . Pocket billiard fundamentals and trick shots made easy .
  8. Web site: Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards, by Jimmy Caras: Jimmy Caras: Amazon.com: Books . amazon.com . 21 February 2019 .
  9. Web site: Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1976. www.desports.org.

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