Pete Margo: at a glance

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koreandragon

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Endorsed officially as a nominee by Allen Hopkins (recipient of Straight Pool Hall of Fame & BCA Hall of Fame)

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"Playing in the World 14.1 isn't about the money. That's a way distant second. It was always about seeing who was the best"
2016 14.1 Hall of Fame nominee #PeteMargo keeping the #worldstraight. Fast facts:
Born Oct 9 1944.
Right handed. Cue: Balabushka
-Started at age 14.
-High run: 330 balls done against Mike Carella at the 1977 World Series of Pool
-Mentors: Danny Gardner of NJ. Multiple Top 10 World 14.1 finishes
-Mentor: Irving Crane, 5-Times World 14.1 Champion
-Biggest title wins : The 1972 World 14.1 Open in Las Vegas defeating Lou Butera (World 14.1 Champ) and Luther Lassiter in the finals (4x World 14.1 Champion)
- Also won the World Series of Pool 3x with and twice defeating Steve Mizerak in 2 of the finals.
- Co-founded the PPPA (Professional Pool Players Association) in 1976
- Retired from professional pool in 1981 at the prime age of 35 to better support his family. Opened nationwide chain Palmer Video which eventually went public and sold for $200 million.
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RADAR

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Awesome about time i remember all those facts about him back in the day! Hey he was the miz brother in law as well!;) Great player for sure!
 
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measureman

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It was 1964 and Pete came into a long gone pool room in Toms river N.J.

Nobody knew who he was and he challenged the room to play.

Ernie Lager a pretty good player stepped up.

Ernie beat him several games of straight pool.

Pete asked "Who are you?"

Fast forward a bit and he came in to Park Billiards in Neptune N.J. and

again challenged the room.

Fast Eddie Sontag stepped up and beat him playing 9 ball.

During the game a rather large crowd had gathered to watch.

After Pete quit he asked if there was anyone else that would play straight pool.

Ernie stepped up and said me. Pete says "Not you again!" and he left.

I was present both times. Funny stuff.
 
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kkdanamatt

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Pete Margo, Allen Hopkins, Ray Martin and Steve Mizerak were among those pool players who were auditioning for the famous Miller High-Life TV commercials, "...Even when you're just showing' off!" and "Practice, practice, practice."

Allen and Ray couldn't deliver the lines perfectly, so they were eliminated.
Pete spoke the lines very well in his natural Jersey accent, but he was eliminated because the Miller ad agency thought he was too skinny to be a beer drinker.
Anyway, the Miz was the right size and delivered the lines perfectly "on cue", so he became a multi-millionaire from those TV ads and personal appearances, endorsements, etc.

Congratulations, Pete, on your induction into the Straight Pool Hall of Fame.
 
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