Minnesota Fats

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Minnesota Fats may refer to:

  • Minnesota Fats, the pool hustler supporting character in Walter Tevis's novel The Hustler and the film based on it (with Jackie Gleason playing this role)
  • "Minnesota Fats", the nickname used by real-life professional pool player and entertainer Rudolf Wanderone Jr. (a.k.a. "New York Fatty") for much of his professional career, after the release of the above film.

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