Dick Lane is a professional pocket billiards (pool) player from Dallas, Texas.[1] In 1977, he reached the finals of the BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship but lost to Tom Jennings despite leading 196–42 and being only four balls away from the championship.[2]
Lane was the subject of an extensive profile Texas Monthly, which nicknamed him "the Shootist" and described him as Texas's greatest pool players, a two-time Southwest Player of the Year who has won many tournaments and has a run of 324 consecutive balls in straight pool and 9 straight racks in nine ball."[3]
Titles
edit- 1989 Huebler Cup Open 9-Ball
- 1990 Willard's Spring Classic 9-Ball
- 1990 Houston Open 9-Ball
References
edit- ^ "2007 player profiles". The A to Z of Billiards and Pool. AZBilliards.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ Peretz, Howard G. (1999). It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings: The 100 Greatest Sports Finishes of All Time. New York: Barnes and Nobles Books. pp. 70–71. ISBN 0-7607-1707-9.
- ^ Geffner, Michael (January 2000). "The Shootist: Dick Lane Is the Best Texas Pool Player Ever – And You Can Take That to the Bank Shot". Texas Monthly.
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