Minnesota Fats vs Willie Mosconi - Legendary Match w/ Howard Cosell commentary

**Fidel_CashFlow** · 03-22-22, 01:32 PM

It’s good to have someone around 80 years old here to keep the posting diversified

especially now since SammyOdom has been sacrificed to the Sheela Na Gigs Gods

**MinnesotaFats** · 03-22-22, 02:54 PM

LOL

Fats was the showman, but Mosconni unbeatable.

**ABEHONEST** · 03-22-22, 09:43 PM

Originally posted by MinnesotaFats

LOL

Fats was the showman, but Mosconni unbeatable.

Jackie Gleason, I saw as one of the greatest all-around entertainers of all time,-played Minessota Fats, didn't he?
No, let me change that statement above. I believe he was the greatest all-around. A natural at everything he did.

**OldBill** · 03-23-22, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by MinnesotaFats

LOL

Fats was the showman, but Mosconni unbeatable.

your user name reminded me of this match i watched 2 years ago but without Cosell and we had a wilie mosconi pool hall for like 25 years and he appeared there to take on the top locals i was young then but pool halls are now rare in philly after being popular from movie Color of Money

BUT i know that record of mosconi running 200 str8 balls will never be broken

**MinnesotaFats** · 03-23-22, 07:11 PM

Gleason had a way about him, just how he carried himself...inspirational. made you smile!

**ABEHONEST** · 03-23-22, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by MinnesotaFats

Gleason had a way about him, just how he carried himself...inspirational. made you smile!

I had an uncle with the Gleason look and charisma. Unfortunately he died of a heart attack about the age of 52.'
Hella personality and big ol' country boy from western Kentucky. Came from a typical Kentucky farm and his mother, my grandmother, was the finest example of a human being I ever saw or met.

**sam74** · 03-26-22, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by OldBill

your user name reminded me of this match i watched 2 years ago but without Cosell and we had a wilie mosconi pool hall for like 25 years and he appeared there to take on the top locals i was young then but pool halls are now rare in philly after being popular from movie Color of Money

BUT i know that record of mosconi running 200 str8 balls will never be broken

It is a good thing this isn't a billiards forum as this is a hot topic. But I believe your numbers are off/low. I think Mosconi's high run was 526. It was beat back in 2019 by a run of 626 and that was beat earlier this year by a 714.

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