Irving Crane (November 13, 1913 – November 17, 2001), nicknamed "the Deacon",[1] was an American pool player from Livonia (near Rochester).[2] He was frequent champion and leading player in the sport.[3][4][5] He is most well known for his skill at the game of straight pool (14.1 continuous). He won six world billiards titles in this game.[6]
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- ↑ Billiard Congress America (1995-2005). BCA Hall of Fame Inductees: 1977 - 1984. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
- ↑ OnePocket.org (2004). Rack ‘em up with Danny DiLiberto. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
- ↑ Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery (1997). The Friends of Mount Hope Newsletter, Volume 17, Number 1. Boston Shorty, a.k.a. Morton Goldberg (1916-1996): One of the Greatest Pool Players by Richard O. Reisem. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
- ↑ "The Gentleman is a Champ", by Bruce Venzke, The National Billiard News, January 1979. Retrieved June 17, 2007
- ↑ Billiards Digest (2000). A Rusty Game? Are today's players out of stroke when it comes to 14.1? by Bob Jewett. Billiards Digest Magazine. July 2000 issue, pages 22-24.