Erwin Rudolph (December 30, 1893 - May 19, 1957) was an American

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player from

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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

.Erwin Rudolph in the World War II draft registration working for the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company He gained national recognition in 1926 when he won the world pocket billiard title, besting

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, 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. His best run in

straight pool Straight pool, which is also called 14.1 continuous and 14.1 rack, is a cue sport in which two competing players attempt to as many billiard balls as possible without playing a . The game was the primary version of pool played in professional ...

was 277. He then went to work for the

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. Rudolph died on May 19, 1957, in

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Legacy

Rudolph was inducted to the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1987.

References

American pool players 1893 births 1957 deaths People from Cleveland World champions in pool People from Sayre, Pennsylvania {{US-pool-bio-stub