(1908-12-17)17 December 1908 Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
Died
3 December 2002(2002-12-03) (aged 93)
Sport country
United States
Tournament wins
World Champion
Straight Pool (1935, 1936, 1938, 1938, 1949)[1]
James Caras (17 December 1908 – 3 December 2002) was an American professional pool player, most well known for winning five World Straight Pool Championship titles between 1935 and 1949.[2][3][4]
After a 12-year hiatus, Caras would return to cue sports, and win the BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship in 1967 at the age of 58.[5][1] Caras would be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1977.[1][6]
Caras is also known for inventing trick shots, as well as producing books, such as Pocket billiard fundamentals and trick shots made easy in 1969.[7] and Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards in 1966.[8]
^ abcGoldstein, Richard (9 December 2002). "Jimmy Caras, 93, Champion at Pool, Dies". nytimes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019. 1936, '38, '39 and 1949
^"Jimmy Caras Pool School -- Peer Landa". ccrma.stanford.edu. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
^"Jimmy Caras: Billiard Congress of America" (PDF). irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
^"Jimmy Caras Archives - Pool & Billiard Magazine". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
^"Rack 'Em Up – Jimmy Caras, The Greek Billiard Champion From Delco". Cosmos Philly. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
^"Willie Mosconi vs. Jimmy Caras – ABC's Wide World Of Sports (1963) | Billiard Product Reviews". billiardproductreviews.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
^"Pocket billiard fundamentals and trick shots made easy: Jimmy Caras: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019. Pocket billiard fundamentals and trick shots made easy
^"Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards, by Jimmy Caras: Jimmy Caras: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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