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2. www.liveabout.com › pool-hall-of-fame-inducteePool Hall of Fame Inductee: Minnesota Fats - LiveAbout

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   Fats' career was ever interwoven with that of Mosconi, technical advisor on the set of The Hustler, who called Fats' many bluffs when the two pool titans paired off in a series of matches on ABC's Wide World of Sports in the 1970s. Mosconi beat Fats like a drum, though Fats typically won the battle of wits and style, becoming a household name.

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     Minnesota Fats vs Irving Crane Legends of Pocket Billiards

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4. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › lifestyleMINNESOTA FATS, LIVING UP TO THE LEGEND - The Washington Post

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   Jan 19, 1996 · I stood with my cue between my toes watching as Fats approached the table on mincing teeny feet, the crowd hushed. Our photographer took his picture and Fats, with his custom, two-piece brass...

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5. www.youtube.com › watchMinnesota Fats vs Willie Mosconi - Legendary Match - YouTube

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   Mar 8, 2015 · 27K. 5.2M views 9 years ago. Minnesota Fats vs Willie Mosconi - Legendary Match between the two legendary pool players. The match has commentary by Howard Cosell and Charlie Ursitii is the...

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   Apr 29, 2009 · 561. 131K views 14 years ago. Legendary pool player Rudolf Wanderone a.k.a. "Minnesota Fats" (1913-1996) talks about his many years perfecting the art of pool playing. From the 1985...

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   Browse Getty Images’ premium collection of high-quality, authentic Minnesota Fats stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. Minnesota Fats stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs.

8. www.nytimes.com › 1996/01/19 › sportsMinnesota Fats, a Real Hustler With a Pool Cue, Is Dead

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   Jan 19, 1996 · Rudolf Walter Wanderone, the charming, slick-talking pool hustler who labored largely in obscurity until he reinvented himself in the 1960's by claiming to be Minnesota Fats, died yesterday at...

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   Who is Minnesota Fats?

   • He simply delivered classic Minnesota Fats pool. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Swiss immigrants, "Fats" hung around pool halls before traveling cross country as a pool hustler. To his credit, the "Fat One" was ever a consummate showman and pool shooter, even into his golden years.

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   When was Minnesota Fats seen in New York?

   • Legendary pool player Minnesota Fats is seen in New York, 1978. Minnesota Fats is seen in action in New York, 1978. Legendary pool player Minnesota Fats is seen in 1977. Billard legend Rudolph Wanderone Jr., better known as Minnesota Fats, is shown on Feb. 14, 1978.

   Remembering Minnesota Fats: The real, imagined and exaggerated

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   How old was Minnesota Fats when he died?

   • Minnesota Fats, the boastful billiard wizard whose real name was Rudolf Wanderone Jr., died Thursday, Jan. 18, 1996, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. His age is and always has been in dispute. “No one on this earth knows how old I am,” he once said. He is shown playing pool at the Nashville hotel he lived in in 1988.

   Remembering Minnesota Fats: The real, imagined and exaggerated

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   Did 'Minnesota Fats' get a nickname?

   • His tarnished record was not helped by allegations that "Minnesota" found his nickname after it hit bookstands as the late Walter Tevis's fictional creation. Tevis envisioned a king of the gamblers called "Minnesota Fats" in his novel The Hustler.

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10. thesouthern.com › news › localRemembering Minnesota Fats | Local News | thesouthern.com

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    Jan 25, 2016 · AP photos. This is an Aug. 7, 1981, photo of pool player Minnesota Fats (left), with former middleweight champ Jake LaMotta. Minnesota Fats, whose real name is Rudolph Walter Wanderone,...