BCA Hall of Fame
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This is the list of people inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame. Many of these were inducted based on their excellence as world-class players (the "Greatest Players" category), while others (marked with "•" below) were inducted for their contributions to the game or the billiards industry (the "Meritorious Service" category).
The year of induction is listed after the name
- Ralph Greenleaf 1966
- Willie Hoppe 1966
- Charles (Charlie) C. Peterson 1966 •
- Welker Cochran 1967
- Alfredo DeOro 1967
- Benjamin (Ben) B. Nartzik 1967 •
- Willie Mosconi 1968
- Jacob (Jake) "The Wizard" Schaefer Sr. 1968
- Jacob (Jake) Schaefer Jr. 1968
- Herman J. Rambow 1969 •
- Harold Worst 1970
- John Wesley Hyatt 1971 •
- Johnny Layton 1974
- Frank Taberski 1975
- James (Jimmy) Caras 1977
- Irving Crane 1978
- Steve "The Miz" Mizerak 1980
- Dorothy Wise 1981
- Joseph (Joe) "The Meatman" Balsis 1982
- Luther Lassiter 1983
- Rudolph "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone Jr. 1984 •
- Jean Balukas 1985
- Lou Butera 1986
- Erwin Rudolph 1987
- Andrew Ponzi 1988
- Michael (Mike) Sigel 1989
- John Brunswick 1990 •
- Walter Tevis 1991 •
- Nick Varner 1992
- Michael Phelan 1993 •
- Eddie "The Knoxville Bear" Taylor 1993
- Ray "Cool Cat" Martin 1994
- Jimmy Moore 1994
- Cicero Murphy 1995
- Dallas West 1996
- Arthur "Babe" Cranfield 1997
- Ruth McGinnis 1997
- Larry "Boston Shorty" Johnson 1999
- Cecil (Buddy) P. "The Rifleman" Hall 2000
- Robert Byrne 2001 •
- Raymond "Mr. 100" Ceulemans 2001
- Loree Jon "Queen of the Hill" Jones 2002
- James (Jim, Jimmy) "King James" Rempe 2002
- Edwin "Champagne Eddie" Kelly 2003
- Efren "Bata the Magician" Reyes 2003
- Ewa "The Striking Viking" Mataya Laurance 2004
- George Balabushka 2004 •
- Mike Massey 2005 •
- Robin Bell "Bankroll" Dodson 2005
- Earl "The Pearl" Strickland 2006
- Sang Lee forthcoming: 15 May 2007[1]
[edit] References
- (2006) Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book. Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. ISBN 1-878493-16-7.
- "The BCA Hall of Fame", Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; accessed 2 February 2007
- ^ "BCA Hall of Fame 2007 — 51st Inductee: Sang Chun Lee", Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; accessed 2 March 2007
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