Danny Diliberto Lessons in Buffalo NY

[dmgwalsh]

Just got off the horn with Danny. He's a little bummed that Pat appears not to be getting the World Championship 14.1 gig. Oh well, another year of great pool that may be lost to the world.

In the meantime, he asked me to post this flyer for him. Anything any of you guys can do to help spread the word will be appreciated.

 

[sfleinen]

Just got off the horn with Danny. He's a little bummed that Pat appears not to be getting the World Championship 14.1 gig. Oh well, another year of great pool that may be lost to the world.

In the meantime, he asked me to post this flyer for him. Anything any of you guys can do to help spread the word will be appreciated.

Dennis:

Thanks for posting this. Concerning Pat, I agree -- Pat's loss is a loss for the pool world.

On the other aspect of your post though, in a word, "Wow!" -- this is fantastic about Danny's decision to offer his services. I think Danny's got the right idea -- "go for the roots" (the room owners), and you'll have put in place some "working machinery" for a continuing customer satisfaction cycle.

Wishing only the best success for both Pat and Danny,
-Sean

 

[sjm]

I think we sometimes forget that some of the true old masters are still with us.

Former greats like like Dan DiLiberto, Ray Martin, Allen Hopkins, Dick Lane, Jim Rempe, Mike Sigel, Nick Varner, Dallas West, Lou Butera and more than a few other old masters are still around to enlighten the next generation of straight pool players. For the most part, these legends of the game played their straight pool before Accu-stats were around, so if you want to learn the game the way they played it, you need to mke contact with them.

I woud urge anyone having the opportunity to avail themselves of Dan's great scholarship to do so. He is not just a pool guru but a great gentleman with a genuine love of the game, and his passion for pool will rub off on you.

 

[dmgwalsh]

Hall of fame nod for Danny

One more reason to consider Danny:

http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=9079

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Danny DiLiberto chose billiards ahead of boxing, bowling and baseball, all sports at which the multi-talented athlete excelled. In fact, DiLiberto boxed professionally and was undefeated as a professional fighter. Under the tutelage of famed trainer Angelo Dundee, and boxing under the name Danny Toriani, DiLiberto posted a 14-0-2 record, with 12 knockouts in the late ’50s, until his oft-injured hands forced him to retire from the ring.

Boxing’s loss was billiards’ gain, as the colorful DiLiberto spent nearly 30 years near the top of the game. DiLiberto won numerous national-class tournaments in the ’60s, but was at his peak in the 1970s when 14.1 was the game of champions in the pool world. After falling in the title match of the prestigious BCA U.S. Open 14.1 championship in both 1968 (to Joe Balsis) and 1972 (to Steve Mizerak), DiLiberto won the straight pool division at the 1972 Johnston City World All-Around Championships. DiLiberto then went on to defeat 9-ball division champ Billy Incardona and one-pocket division winner Larry “Boston Shorty” Johnson in a three-man playoff to earn the Johnston City All-Around crown.
DiLiberto’s versatility at the table shown through in the ’80s when he defeated Nick Varner in the title match to win the 1981 BCA National 8-Ball Championship, then won the ’83 World One-Pocket title and the 1984 Classic Cup 9-Ball crown, giving him a major national title in the four major pool disciplines.

“I’m really choked up,” DiLiberto said after being informed of the honor. “I really thought the Hall of Fame would wait until I was dead to vote for me. It’s truly an honor. This makes my day, my month, my year!”