Kim Davenport
Kim Davenport (born November 15, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, nicknamed "Kimmer".
Early days[]
Davenport started playing at age 10.[citation needed]
Professional career[]
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He became a professional player in 1985.
Davenport is an originator of .
Winner of 63 professional tournaments, Davenport has represented the United States as a three-time member and two-time captain of the Team USA at the Mosconi Cup.[1]
He was also a member of the International Pool Tour,[2]
Davenport has only limited vision in his right eye, the result of a golf accident at a local driving range on November 16, 2002. The setback came during a period in which Davenport had regained a spot in the men's top 10 rankings of the United States Professional Poolplayers Association. "I've been playing well", Davenport said. "But if I never get to play pool again, I've had 17 great years. It's just a bad roll. A nice sunny day that went dark."[3]
Kim and wife Aida have one son and two grandchildren.
He and American champion Johnny Archer operated a pool room in Marietta, Georgia named the Marietta Billiard Club.
Davenport is a member of the BCA Hall of Fame (2018).
Significant Titles[]
- 1988 Japan Cup
- 1988 Eastern States 9-Ball Championship
- 1989 Lexington All-Star Open
- 1989 Greensboro Open
- 1989 McDermott Masters
- 1990 Brunswick Open
- 1990 Sands Regency Reno Open XII
- 1990 PPPA World Nine-ball Champion ( B.C. Open )
- 1992 The Lexington All-Stars
- 1993 The San Francisco Classic
- 1994 PBT Pro Tour Championship.
- 1995 PBT Chalkers 9-Ball Classic
- 1997 Sands Regency Reno Open XXV.
- 2000 The U.S. Bar Table Championship
- 2001 The U.S. Bar Table Championship
- 2002 Sands Regency Reno Open
Recognition[]
- 1990 Player of the Year (Billiards Digest Magazine)
- 1990 Player of the Year (Pool and Billiards Magazine)
- 2018 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame (Greatest Players via Hall of Fame Veterans Committee)
References[]
- ^ "About Us", MariettaBilliardClub.com. Retrieved 16 June 2008
- ^ "Kim Davenport Player Profile" Archived 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, InternationalPoolTour.com, International Pool Tour. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Men's Pro Kim Davenport Suffers Eye Injury"[permanent dead link], Billiards Digest. Retrieved 15 June 2008
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