Kim Davenport Explained

Kim Davenport
Birth Date:15 November 1955
Birth Place:McAlester, Oklahoma
Nickname:"Kimmer"
Best Finish:Semi finals 1992 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Other Wins:50

Kim Davenport (born November 15, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, nicknamed "Kimmer".

Professional career

He became a professional player in 1985.

Davenport is an originator of target pool.

Winner of over 60 professional tournaments, Davenport has represented the United States as a three-time member and two-time captain of the Team USA at the Mosconi Cup.[1]

He was also a member of the International Pool Tour,[2]

Davenport has only limited vision in his right eye, the result of a golf accident at a local driving range on November 16, 2002. The setback came during a period in which Davenport had regained a spot in the men's top 10 rankings of the United States Professional Poolplayers Association. "I've been playing well", Davenport said. "But if I never get to play pool again, I've had 17 great years. It's just a . A nice sunny day that went dark."[3] Kim and wife Aida have one son and two grandchildren.

He and American champion Johnny Archer operated a pool room in Marietta, Georgia, named the Marietta Billiard Club.

Davenport became a member of the BCA Hall of Fame (2018).

Career titles

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mariettabilliardclub.com/AboutUS.html "About Us"
  2. http://www.internationalpooltour.com/Players/Bio_Davenport_Kim.aspx "Kim Davenport Player Profile"
  3. http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_n...article?id=328 "Men's Pro Kim Davenport Suffers Eye Injury"