Cyrille Dion

Cyrille Dion, sometimes called the Bismarck of Billiards, lived from March 1, 1843, to October 2, 1878, and was a top player of both carom billiards and pool during his era. Hailing from Montreal, he was champion of Canada in 1865, going undefeated in the round robin Tournament for the Championship of Canada, and he won the last American four-ball billiards championship in 1873. After three-ball billiards came into vogue he won the world championship at straight rail in 1875, and in 1878 he won the first Championship of America at pool. He died just six months later at the age of 35.