I love Minnesota Fats!

[Minnesota Phat]

Here's the Skinny on Minnesota Fats

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Forget for a moment that the name is Minnesota Fats, that this little white-haired gentleman actually knew Al Capone and John Dillinger, Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. Forget that he …

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[Fatboy]

Purest of the pure

 

[Fatboy]

Here's the Skinny on Minnesota Fats

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Forget for a moment that the name is Minnesota Fats, that this little white-haired gentleman actually knew Al Capone and John Dillinger, Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. Forget that he …

www.oklahoman.com

That’s a great read!

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

That’s a great read!

Ditto Fats was like a WC Fields kind of guy, world class, cheat, hustler, lier, conman, entertainer.

 

[Minnesota Phat]

That’s a great read!

Thanks! I thought so too.

 

[jeagle64]

Thought you might like to see this if you like the fat man. Actually autographed by fats not stamped as usual. Enjoy!


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[soyale]

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Minnesota Fats was Pool version of W. C. Fields the actor.

Both were entertaining.

 

[Geosnookery]

In Canada if you were to ask 100 random folks playing pool to read a list of pro Pool players, the only name 90% would recognize is Minnesota Fats. For whatever reason, the fellow just nailed it as ‘Mr Pool’.

It’s like baseball when I grew up in the UK….name a baseball player. Blank stares until someone said Mickey Mantle. I have no idea who he is other than he played baseball.

 

[Chili Palmer]

This is a good read also.

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