Hayden W. Lingo

Hayden W. Lingo (1907–1973), often cited as "the man who invented the billiards game of One Pocket", was a prominent early proponent of the game, and a top player in the United States in the 1940s through the 1960s. His rules are said to be those adopted as the basis for the rules used in the first Jansco brothers' Johnston City One Pocket Tournament in 1961, and the first published rules for the modern game. and a master of ball control, with a superior knowledge of the game. He was inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame in 2006. He died on January 28, 1973, in Oklahoma City, aged 65.