Ray Martin (pool player)
Ray Martin (born 1936) is an American professional pool player, nicknamed "Cool Cat". He acquired his nickname when he calmly won a world title in 1971 in California when during the event an earthquake was in progress.[1]
Professional career[]
He held the World Champion title in straight pool in 1971, 1974 and 1978.[2]
In 1994, Martin was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame.[3]
He is a winner of win three World Straight Pool Championship titles. He has also won several nine-ball tournaments, including the 1980 , the 1981 , and the 1983 . He finished 4th and 5th, respectively in the 1992 and 1993 . From 1989 to 1991 he served as a contributing editor and wrote the Nine-Ball Safeties column for The Snap Magazine.
Titles[]
- 1968 New Jersey Masters
- 1970 New York State Tournament
- 1972 New Jersey State Tournament
- 1974 World Pocket Billiard Tournament
Books[]
- The 99 Critical Shots in Pool (1977). Co-authored with Rosser Reeves
References[]
- ^ "Player of the Month," The New National Billiard News, page 11, January 1975. Retrieved June 15, 2007
- ^ Player Profile, InternationalPoolTour.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012
- ^ BCA Hall of Fame Archived 2007-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, BCA-Pool.com. Retrieved June 15, 2007
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