Bill Staton

William Paul Staton, born Billy Paul Staton on May 23, 1928, in Concord, North Carolina, and died on February 28, 2006, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was an American professional pool player and restaurateur nicknamed Weenie Beenie. He was the ninth and last child of Dexter Ellison Staton and Suda Bertha Moore Staton. In 1950 he founded the Weenie Beenie hot dog stand chain in Northern Virginia, which gave him his nickname, and in 1968 he and his brother Carl Staton opened the Jack and Jill Cue Club in Shirlington, Virginia, a top action pool room of the 1960s and 1970s with 32 tables, a pro shop, a snack bar and tiered seating for 180 at its tournament area.