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Irving Crane
Born
(1913-11-13)13 November 1913 Livonia, New York, U.S.
Died
17 November 2001(2001-11-17) (aged 88)
Sport country
United States
Nickname
"The Deacon"
Professional
1937
Tournament wins
World Champion
Straight Pool (1942, 1946, 1955, 1968 , 1970, 1972)
Irving Crane (November 13, 1913 – November 17, 2001), nicknamed "the Deacon",[1] was an American pool player from Livonia, New York,[2] and ranks among the stellar players in the history of the sport.[3][4] Widely considered one of the greatest pool players of all time,[5] and a member of the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame, he is best known for his mastery in the game of straight pool (14.1 continuous) at which he won numerous championships, including six World Straight Pool Championship titles.[6]
^Pool & Billiard Magazine (1996-2003). P&B's Daily News: ESPN Classic, TV schedule for Nov. 15, 2005 Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
^Billiard Congress America (1995-2005). BCA Hall of Fame Inductees: 1977 - 1984 Archived 2006-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
^OnePocket.org (2004). Rack 'em up with Danny DiLiberto. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
^Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery (1997). The Friends of Mount Hope Newsletter, Volume 17, Number 1. Boston Shorty, a.k.a. Morton Goldberg (1916-1996): One of the Greatest Pool Players by Richard O. Reisem. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
^"The Gentleman is a Champ", by Bruce Venzke, The National Billiard News, January 1979. Retrieved June 17, 2007
^"A Rusty Game? Are today's players out of stroke when it comes to 14.1?", by Bob Jewett. Billiards Digest magazine. July 2000, pages 22-24.
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