Hall of Fame of the Billiard Congress of America

The induction into the Hall of Fame of the Billiard Congress of America recognizes billiards players as well as those who have contributed greatly to the development and popularization of billiards. The first recordings took place in 1966; 58 people have now been inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame.

Admission criteria

There are currently three minimum admission criteria:

• Minimum age of 40 years
• Professional career for at least 10 years
• significant success in tournaments in the United States

Players who meet these criteria can be selected by the USBMA Hall of Fame Board in the “Greatest Players” category. The player with the highest percentage of approval is inducted into the Hall of Fame. In addition, a second person can be introduced into the Hall of Fame, even if their percentage is over 70% approval.

Members of the Hall of Fame

"Greatest Players" category

Recorded 1966–1980

Ralph Greenleaf 1966 Willie Hoppe - 1966 Welker Cochran - 1967 Alfredo de Oro - 1967 Willie Mosconi - 1967 Jacob Schaefer senior - 1968 Jacob Schaefer junior - 1968

Harold Worst - 1970 Johnny Layton - 1974 Frank Taberski - 1975 James Caras - 1977 Irving Crane - 1978 Steve Mizerak - 1980 Dorothy Wise - 1980

Recorded 1981–1999

Joseph Balsis - 1982 Luther Lassiter - 1983 Jean Balukas - 1985 Lou Butera - 1986 Erwin Rudolph - 1987 Andrew Ponzi - 1988 Mike Sigel - 1989 John Moses Brunswick - 1990 Nick Varner - 1992

Eddie Taylor - 1993 Ray Martin - 1994 Jimmy Moore - 1994 Cisero Murphy - 1995 Dallas West - 1996 Arthur Cranfield - 1997 Ruth McGinnis - 1997 Larry Johnson - 1999

Recorded 2000–2010

Buddy Hall - 2000 Robert Byrne - 2001 Raymond Ceulemans - 2001 Loree Jon Jones - 2002 James Rempe - 2002 Edwin Kelly - 2003 Efren Reyes - 2003 Ewa Mataya Laurance - 2004 Robin Bell Dodson - 2005

Earl Strickland - 2006 Sang Chun Lee / - 2007 Allen Hopkins - 2008 Allison Fisher - 2009 Johnny Archer - 2009 Francisco Bustamante - 2010 Terry Bell - 2010 Larry Hubbart - 2010

Recording 2011-2020

Danny DiLiberto - 2011 Ralf Souquet - 2011 Karen Corr - 2012 Jeanette Lee - 2013 Barry Hearn - 2013 Mika Immonen - 2014 Oliver Ortmann - 2014 Jose Parica - 2014 Charles Ursitti - 2015

Rodney Morris - 2016 Belinda Calhoun - 2016 Tom Rossmai - 2017 Darren Appleton - 2017 Kim Davenport - 2018 Gerda Hofstätter-Gregerson - 2018

Category "Meritorious Service"

Charles Peterson - 1966 Benjamin Nartzik - 1967 Herman J. Rambow - 1969 John Wesley Hyatt - 1971 Rudolph Wanderone Jr. - 1984 John Moses Brunswick - 1990

Walter Tevis - 1991 Michael Phelan - 1993 Robert Byrne - 2001 George Balabushka - 2004 Mike Massey - 2005 Pat Fleming - 2008

Web links

Commons : Members of the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

BCA Hall of Fame

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Karen Corr Earns Enshrinement in Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (PDF; 78 kB) bca-pool.com
2. ↑ ^{a b} Inductees 1997-2001
3. ↑ Inductees 2002-2010
4. ↑ Inductees 2011-2020