Kim Davenport (born November 15, 1955, McAlester, Oklahoma) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, nicknamed "Kimmer".
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Davenport started playing at age 10.
He became a professional player in 1985.
With a high finish of 5th place at Columbus, Davenport was the only player in 1998 to <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">place</dfn> <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">in the money</dfn> at each of the eight Camel Pro Billiards Series tournaments.
Davenport is an originator of target pool.
Winner of 63 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 is 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 Pool Players 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 <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">bad roll</dfn>. A nice sunny day that went dark." [3]
Kim and wife Aida have one son and two grandchildren. Today, he and American champion Johnny Archer operate a pool room in Marietta, Georgia named the Marietta Billiard Club.
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