Pete Margo’s 14.1 Tournament Career

BayGene

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Pete Margo’s 14.1 Tournament Career
(acknowledgements to Charles Ursitti)

Mr. Margo will be inducted along with Bobby Hunter into the 14.1 Hall of Fame at the World Tournament at Steinway Billiards in Astoria next month.


April 14 - 19, 1968 6th Annual BRPAA World Tournament Terrace Ballroom – Statler Hilton Hotel – 33rd Street & 7thAve - New York City, NY

1 Irving Crane 2 Luther Lassiter 3 Steve Mizerak 4 Frank McGown
Peter Margo 13th 3-11 HR 91

September 20 – October 1, 1968 1stAnnual Empire Billiard Association International Pocket Billiard Championship Windsor Ballroom - Commodore Hotel – 42nd Street & Lexington Ave – New York City, NY

1 Irving Crane 2 Joe Balsis 3 Steve Mizerak 4 Lou Butera
Peter Margo 5th 10-5

October 6 – 11, 1968 3rd Annual BCA U. Open 14.1 Pocket Billiard Tournament Civic Center - Lansing, MI

1 Joe Balsis 2 Danny DiLiberto 3 William Amodeo 4 Cisero Murphy
Peter Margo 14th


January 31 - February 22, 1969 World Invitational Pocket Billiard Championship Elk’s Club - Los Angeles, CA

1 Ed Kelly 2 Cisero Murphy 3 Joe Balsis 4 Jack Breit
Peter Margo 5th 8-6

January 30-February 21, 1970 World Tournament

1 Irving Crane 2 Steve Mizerak 3 Joe Balsis 4 Peter Margo
Peter Margo 4th 9-6 HR104


January 29 – February 21, 1971 World’s 3-In-1 Pocket Billiard Championship Elks Building Ballroom – 607 S. Parkview Ave - Los Angeles, CA

1 Ray Martin 2 Joe Balsis 3 Luther Lassiter 4 Irving Crane
Peter Margo 14th


August 16 – 21, 1971 6th Annual BCA U. S. Open Sheraton-Chicago Hotel - Chicago, IL

1 Steve Mizerak 2 Joe Balsis 3 Luther Lassiter 4 Ray Martin
Peter Margo 18th


August 15 – 19, 1972 7th Annual BCA U. S. Open Grand Ballroom – Sheraton-Chicago Hotel - Chicago, IL

1 Steve Mizerak 2 Danny DiLiberto 3 Joe Balsis 4 Ray Martin
Peter Margo 7th


August 7 - 11, 1973 8th BCA Annual U. S. Open Grand Ballroom -Sheraton-Chicago Hotel - Chicago, IL

1 Steve Mizerak 2 Luther Lassiter 3 Dallas West 4 Joe Balsis
Peter Margo 6th

August 5 - 10, 1974 9th Annual U. S. Open Grand Ballroom – Sheraton-Chicago Hotel – Chicago

1 Joe Balsis 2 Jim Rempe 3 Jack Colavita 4 Danny DiLiberto
Peter Margo 16th


August 16 – 25, 1975 10th Annual BCA U. S. Open Grand Ballroom Sheraton-Chicago Hotel – Chicago

1 Dallas West 2 Peter Margo 3 Steve Mizerak 4 Ray Martin
Peter Margo 2nd


August 9 – 15, 1976 1st Annual PPPA World Open Asbury Park, NJ

1 Larry Lisciotti 2 Steve Mizerak 3 Jim Rempe 4 Earl Herring
Peter Margo 6th


August 8 - 14, 1977 2nd Annual PPPA World Open Convention Center - Asbury Park, NJ

1 Allen Hopkins 2 Peter Margo 3 Steve Mizerak 4 Ray Martin
Peter Margo 2nd


August 12 – 19, 1978 3rdAnnual PPPA World Open Grand Ballroom - Biltmore Hotel – New York City, NY

1 Ray Martin 2 Allen Hopkins 3 Steve Mizerak 4 Peter Margo
Peter Margo 4th


August 12 – 18, 1979 4th Annual PPPA World Open Holiday Inn Coliseum – 57th Street – New York City, NY

1 Mike Sigel 2 Joe Balsis 3 Jim Rempe 4 Larry Lisciotti
Peter Margo 7th


August 16 – 25, 1980 5th Annual PPPA World Open 14.1 Tournament Roosevelt Hotel – 45th Street – New York City, NY

1 Nick Varner 2 Mike Sigel 3 Lou Butera 4 Jim Rempe
Peter Margo 5th

August 16 – 25, 1981 6th Annual PPPA World Open 14.1 Tournament Grand Ballroom - Roosevelt Hotel – 45th Street – New York, NY

1 Mike Sigel 2 Nick Varner 3 Steve Mizerak 4 Pat Fleming
Peter Margo 7th


August 14 – 21, 1982 7th Annual PPPA World Open Pocket Billiard Championship Grand Ballroom – Roosevelt Hotel – 45th Street & Madison Ave – New York City, NY

1 Steve Mizerak 2 Danny DiLiberto 3 Joe Balsis 4 Dallas West
Peter Margo 20th
 
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koreandragon

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Pete also won :
-the 1972 World Open 14.1 in Las Vegas **

-and also the World Series of Pool 3 Times defeating Mizerak in finals two of the times and had a high run of 330 during the 1977 event he won.

:)

30 tickets left on sale for the 14.1 Hall of Fame Banquet Sept 7 at 7pm at Steinway Billiards NYC. Call 407-782-4978 worldstraightpoolchampionships@gmail.com
 
Dan White

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I think the "hall of fame" is less about who is actually in it and more about the dinner event itself. It is a nice thing for people to do to promote the game and they have fun at it. I've always felt the same way about the baseball hall of fame. If we are talking about real deserving hall of famers who were legends of the game, we'd only have 30 or 40 people in the baseball hall as far as I'm concerned. So, if we realize what the real purpose of the ceremony is about, I think who is inducted isn't all that important (within reason, of course). Eventually everybody will get in. :smile:
 
BayGene

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Additions to Pete Margo's record

Thanks, Charlie. Somehow those didn't come up in searches of the Ursitti archive. By the way, that Pete had lower finishes at times in the final 16 is not negative. Anyone looking at the full field (of fifty or so players at times) would be astonished by the number of legendary players involved.

See you next month!
 
BayGene

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From the horse's mouth

Did it the easy way this time. From Pete's own website:
Peter Margo, Straight Pool and 9-Ball Champion

Peter Margo has won many events over the years- and has many trophies to show for them. Read about Peter Margo, his billiards career and where he is today.



Record of Achievements

1971 World Championship Runner-Up (9 Ball)
1971 Maine Open 1st Place. Defeated Larry Liscotti, Jim Rempe, Jack Colovita & Pat Flemming.
1972 Stardust Open World Championship 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Joe Balsis in Finals, High Run 101 and Out.
1973 World Series of Pocket Billiards 14.1, 1st Place. Defeated Luther Lassiter and Steve Mizerak twice, high runs of 102 & out, and 121 & out.
1973 US Classic - 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Steve Mizerak.
1973 Hi-Cue Open (14.1). Defeated Jack Colovita.
1975 National 9-Ball Championship 1st Place. Defeated Luther Lassiter, Steve Mizerak, Jack Colovita, Jim Rempe and Larry Liscotti in Finals.
1975 Gold Crown 9-Ball Championship 1st Place. Defeated Ray Martin, Mike Sigal, Steve Mizerak, Earl Herring.
1975 Hi-Cue Open 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Jack Colovita, Earl Herring and Mike Eufemia.
1975 U.S. Open Runner-Up (14.1). Defeated Richie Florence, Luther Lassiter, Steve Mizerak. High Runs.
1975 NJ Open 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Tom Jennings, Gene Nagy, Larry Liscotti, Herb Le Hman, Ray Martin, Tom Jennings, Steve Mizerak. High Runs 128-132.
1975 V.I.P. Invitational (14.1). Defeated Luther Lassiter, Cicero Murphy, Steve Mizerak.
1976 World Series of Pool 9-Ball Runner-up.
1977 V.I.P 9 Ball Championship 1st Place. Defeated Luther Lassiter, Steve Mizerak and Alan Hopkins.
1977 World Series of Pool 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Irving Crane, Mike Carella, Steve Mizerak. High runs 330-150 & Out, +101.
1978 Battle of Champions 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Tom Jenning, Ray Martin, Jack Colovita. High Runs 132 & 122.
1978 National Gold Crown Championship 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Larry Liscotti, Irving Crane, Joe Balsis and Jack Colovita. High Runs 98, 98 & 128.
1978 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Runner-up. Defeated Larry Liscotti, Alan Hopkins & Steve Mizerak.
1978 World Series of Pool 9-Ball 1st Place. Defeated Luther Lassiter, Steve Mizerak, Irving Crane.
1979 Eastern Starts Championship Runner-up (14.1). Defeated Jack Colovita, Tom Jennings, Joe Balsis, Steve Mizerak.
1979 Money Play Shoot-Out 1st Place

High Runs and Records

High Run - 330 Balls - 1978 World Series of Pool, Arlington Virginia
Several Runs of over 300 Balls
World Record High Run for 100-Point Games, 1972 Stardust Open. 101 Unfinished.
Unfinished World Record - 270 Balls without a miss in Two Shooting Innings;
Followed by 138 Unfinished and 132 in first shot of the next game - 1979 World Open NY.

Television and Movie Appearances

Actor in the movie "The Baltimore Bullet"
1978 Good Morning America
1978 Trick Shot Show (ABC) Wide World of Sports
1978 Skill Shot Competition (ABC) Wide World of Sports
1978 Sahara Invitational 9-Ball (NBC) Sportsworld
1978 Money Players Shootout Tough Shots (CBS) Sports Spectacular
1979 Trick Shot Show (ABC) Wide World of Sports
1980 Merv Griffin Show (FOX)
Appeared in a Television Commercial with Joe Namath for BRUT Cologne
Appeared in a Television Commercial for Breck Shampoo
Appeared in a Television Commercial for Jordache Jeans
 
dmgwalsh

dmgwalsh

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BayGene said:
Did it the easy way this time. From Pete's own website:
Peter Margo, Straight Pool and 9-Ball Champion

Peter Margo has won many events over the years- and has many trophies to show for them. Read about Peter Margo, his billiards career and where he is today.



Record of Achievements

1971 World Championship Runner-Up (9 Ball)
1971 Maine Open 1st Place. Defeated Larry Liscotti, Jim Rempe, Jack Colovita & Pat Flemming.
1972 Stardust Open World Championship 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Joe Balsis in Finals, High Run 101 and Out.
1973 World Series of Pocket Billiards 14.1, 1st Place. Defeated Luther Lassiter and Steve Mizerak twice, high runs of 102 & out, and 121 & out.
1973 US Classic - 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Steve Mizerak.
1973 Hi-Cue Open (14.1). Defeated Jack Colovita.
1975 National 9-Ball Championship 1st Place. Defeated Luther Lassiter, Steve Mizerak, Jack Colovita, Jim Rempe and Larry Liscotti in Finals.
1975 Gold Crown 9-Ball Championship 1st Place. Defeated Ray Martin, Mike Sigal, Steve Mizerak, Earl Herring.
1975 Hi-Cue Open 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Jack Colovita, Earl Herring and Mike Eufemia.
1975 U.S. Open Runner-Up (14.1). Defeated Richie Florence, Luther Lassiter, Steve Mizerak. High Runs.
1975 NJ Open 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Tom Jennings, Gene Nagy, Larry Liscotti, Herb Le Hman, Ray Martin, Tom Jennings, Steve Mizerak. High Runs 128-132.
1975 V.I.P. Invitational (14.1). Defeated Luther Lassiter, Cicero Murphy, Steve Mizerak.
1976 World Series of Pool 9-Ball Runner-up.
1977 V.I.P 9 Ball Championship 1st Place. Defeated Luther Lassiter, Steve Mizerak and Alan Hopkins.
1977 World Series of Pool 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Irving Crane, Mike Carella, Steve Mizerak. High runs 330-150 & Out, +101.
1978 Battle of Champions 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Tom Jenning, Ray Martin, Jack Colovita. High Runs 132 & 122.
1978 National Gold Crown Championship 1st Place (14.1). Defeated Larry Liscotti, Irving Crane, Joe Balsis and Jack Colovita. High Runs 98, 98 & 128.
1978 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Runner-up. Defeated Larry Liscotti, Alan Hopkins & Steve Mizerak.
1978 World Series of Pool 9-Ball 1st Place. Defeated Luther Lassiter, Steve Mizerak, Irving Crane.
1979 Eastern Starts Championship Runner-up (14.1). Defeated Jack Colovita, Tom Jennings, Joe Balsis, Steve Mizerak.
1979 Money Play Shoot-Out 1st Place

High Runs and Records

High Run - 330 Balls - 1978 World Series of Pool, Arlington Virginia
Several Runs of over 300 Balls
World Record High Run for 100-Point Games, 1972 Stardust Open. 101 Unfinished.
Unfinished World Record - 270 Balls without a miss in Two Shooting Innings;
Followed by 138 Unfinished and 132 in first shot of the next game - 1979 World Open NY.

Television and Movie Appearances

Actor in the movie "The Baltimore Bullet"
1978 Good Morning America
1978 Trick Shot Show (ABC) Wide World of Sports
1978 Skill Shot Competition (ABC) Wide World of Sports
1978 Sahara Invitational 9-Ball (NBC) Sportsworld
1978 Money Players Shootout Tough Shots (CBS) Sports Spectacular
1979 Trick Shot Show (ABC) Wide World of Sports
1980 Merv Griffin Show (FOX)
Appeared in a Television Commercial with Joe Namath for BRUT Cologne
Appeared in a Television Commercial for Breck Shampoo
Appeared in a Television Commercial for Jordache Jeans
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Good Work, Gene. See you in September.:thumbup:
 
arnaldo

arnaldo

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Home page of Pete's website . . .

http://www.petermargo.com/

. . . indicates that if you click on his Biography option you'll be able to read about "where he is now" which I interpret to mean that you'll be able read something about his present activities, whether he still plays, etc. but there's nothing at all like that about his present life. What gives?

Last I heard about him many years ago was that he had a successful chain of video rental shops (before the advent of Netflix and the Internet in general ruined that kind of business).

Arnaldo
 
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