Edward Lee is an American former professional carom billiards player from New York City. Although three-cushion billiards was popular in the United States at that time, most of the American players competed in a separate World Championship staged in their country where the likes of Willie Hoppe and Welker Cochran were the dominant contenders. Edward Lee, however, was the only one among them to win a UMB World Three-cushion Championship, defeating fellow American Eugene Deardof for the title in 1936.
As an amateur, Lee (representing the exclusive New York Athletic Club) won the 1931 National Association of Amateur Billiard Players Championship, defeating Alfredo de Oro Jr., son of the famed Cuban World Champion, 50–27 in the 73rd <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">inning</dfn>, despite de Oro sweeping 16 innings in a row at one point in the <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">match</dfn>.[1]
Lee was also a top amateur long-distance swimmer.[1]
| Preceded by Alfred Lagache |
UMB World Three-cushion Champion 1936 |
Succeeded by Alfred Lagache |
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