Erwin Rudolph
American pool player
About Erwin Rudolph
Lived 1893 – 1957 (aged 63). Erwin Rudolph was an American pool player.
Erwin Rudolph (December 30, 1893 – May 19, 1957) was an American pocket billiards player from Cleveland, Ohio and a five-time world champion. One of his great feats was running 125 points in 32 minutes (now eclipsed).
Biography Rudolph was born on December 30, 1893, in Cleveland, Ohio. He gained national recognition in 1926 when he won the world pocket billiard title, besting Ralph Greenleaf, who held it for six years. Rudolph won the championship again in 1933, a third time in that same year and for the fourth and final time in 1941. He then went to work for the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company.
Legacy Rudolph was inducted to the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Who was Erwin Rudolph?
American pool player
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Erwin Rudolph was born on 30 December 1893.
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Erwin Rudolph died on 19 May 1957.
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Erwin Rudolph was a pool player.
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