Joe Balsis
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Joseph (Joe) Balsis (born 1921,
Hall of Fame in 1982.[2]
Career
Early life
Joe grew up playing in the
Coast Guard as a boat machinist for several years during pool's temporary decline. In 1944, he took up competition again, winning the Armed Services Champion title.[2]
Professional career
Balsis rejoined the game in 1964 Balsis, where he began to compete professionally. The following year, he won the
Johnston City All-Around Championship, in 1966. Balsis would then win back-to-back titles at both the 1968 and 1969 Stardust Open All-Around Championship as well as the All Japan Championship in 1969.[2] Between 1966 and 1975 Balsis reached the final of the BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship on five occasions, where he would win twice (1968 & 1974).[4]
Titles
- 1965 BRPAA World Straight Pool Championship
- 1965 BRPAA World Straight Pool Championship
- 1965 National Billiards News Achievement Award
- 1966 Johnston CityStraight Pool Championship
- 1966 Johnston CityAll-Around Championship
- 1966 BRPAA World Straight Pool Championship
- 1966 U.S Invitation Pocket Billiard Championship
- 1967 Culver City Straight Pool Invitational
- 1967 Eastern States Straight Pool Championship
- 1968 Stardust Open Straight Pool Championship
- 1968 Stardust Open All-Around Championship
- 1968 U.S. Masters Straight Pool Championship
- 1968 U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship
- 1969 Stardust Open 9-Ball Championship
- 1969 Stardust Open All-Around Championship
- 1969 All Japan Championship 14.1
- 1969 All Japan Championship All-Around
- 1971 Stardust Open Straight Pool Championship
- 1974 U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship
- 1982 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
References
- Standard-Speaker. p. 2.
- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame Inductees, 1977-84" Archived 2006-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; accessed February 2, 2007
- ^ "The Frail Gray Man with the Strong Pool Cue". Vault. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Pool's Joe "Meatman" Balsis in HOF 1982 - Pool & Billiard Magazine". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.