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Rudolf Walter Wanderone (né
Rudolf Walter Wanderon Jr.;
January 19, 1913 –
January 15, 1996),
commonly known as
Minnesota Fats, was an
American professional...
- 1961 film
adaptation of The Hustler.
Though a real pool hustler,
Rudolf Wanderone, who
began calling himself "Minnesota Fats" in 1961,
claimed to be the...
- books. A feud with pool
hustler Rudolf "Minnesota Fats"
Wanderone (concocted
mainly by
Wanderone himself) kept
Mosconi in the
spotlight well into the 1970s...
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Minnesota Fats may
refer to:
Rudolf Wanderone (1913–1996),
commonly known as
Minnesota Fats, an
American professional pool
player Minnesota Fats (character)...
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Rudolf Wanderone.
Mosconi claimed in an
interview at the time of the film's
release that the
character of
Minnesota Fats was
based on
Wanderone, who at...
- a gambler, golfer, and hustler, from
Arkansas Rudolf "Minnesota Fats"
Wanderone,
famous pool
hustler and
entertainer Claude Bloodgood, a controversial...
- 1913 – Rex Ingamells,
Australian author and poet (d. 1955) 1913 –
Rudolf Wanderone,
American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) 1918 – John H...
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money ball
placed in the
center of the back row.
According to
Rudolf Wanderone, the game
arose in
early 20th
century billiard halls;
halls charged for...
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fictionalized by Tevis, and he
insisted that
despite claims by
Rudolf Wanderone to be the
model of the character,
Minnesota Fats was
entirely fictional...
- rules.
American pool
player and
entertainer Rudolph "Minnesota Fats"
Wanderone allegedly said the game of one-pocket was like
chess (later admitting...
