George H. Sutton

George H. Sutton (1870–1938) known as the "handless billiard player", was a carom billiards professional in the United States and Europe in the early 1900s. He was called a "billiard expert" and he competed with other notable billiard professionals such as Willie Hoppe. Sutton had no arms below the elbows, which made his ability to master the game even more remarkable.

Personal life

A Canadian by birth, George Sutton lost both of his arms below the elbows in a sawmill accident at the age of eight. He studied medicine, and graduated from Wisconsin State College (now the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee).

Professional career Sutton learned to play billiards while he was in college, and he set world record in balkline competitions.