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Joe Balsis

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Joe Balsis
Born1921 (1921)
Minersville, Pennsylvania, U.S
DiedJanuary 2, 1995(1995-01-02) (aged 73–74)
Sport country United States
Nickname"The Meatman"
Professional1964
Tournament wins
World ChampionStraight Pool (1965, 1965, 1966)

Joseph (Joe) Balsis (born 1921, Minersville, Pennsylvania, died January 2, 1995, Minersville[1]), nicknamed "the Meatman", was an American professional pool player, who was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 1982.[2]

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Career

Early life

Joe grew up playing in the billiard room of his father, John, whose business was in the sale of meat. At an early, Balsis was deemed skilled enough by age 11 to play exhibition matches against professional players including Andrew Ponzi and Erwin Rudolph.[3][4] When in his teens, he won four consecutive annual junior titles, then left the game and joined the Coast Guard as a boat machinist for several years during pool's temporary decline. In 1944, he took up competition again, winning the Armed Services Champion title.[2]

Professional career

Balsis rejoined the game in 1964 Balsis, where he began to compete professionally. The following year, he won the World Straight Pool Championship twice and once in 1966. He won the Johnston City All-Around Championship, in 1966. Balsis would then win back-to-back titles at both the 1968 and 1969 Stardust Open All-Around Championship as well as the All Japan Championship in 1969.[2] Between 1966 and 1975 Balsis reached the final of the BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship on five occasions, where he would win twice (1968 & 1974).[4]

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References

  1. ^ Associated Press (January 5, 1995). "Pool Champion Joe Balsis Dies". Standard-Speaker. p. 2.
  2. ^ a b c "Hall of Fame Inductees, 1977-84" Archived 2006-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; accessed February 2, 2007
  3. ^ "The Frail Gray Man with the Strong Pool Cue". Vault. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Pool's Joe "Meatman" Balsis in HOF 1982 - Pool & Billiard Magazine". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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