Danny DiLiberto

Danny DiLiberto, nicknamed Buffalo Danny, was an American professional pool player, professional boxer and billiard commentator, born on February 19, 1935, who died in Cape Coral, Florida, on February 11, 2025, at the age of 89. Before pocket billiards he boxed professionally from 1957 to 1959 with a record of 14 wins, no losses and one draw until brittle hands forced him to retire. One of the last veteran players of the Johnston City era, he won tournaments in straight pool, one pocket, eight-ball and nine-ball across four decades, including the 1981 BCA National Eight-Ball Championship. From 1989 to 2020 he commentated for Accu-Stats. He was inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame in 2004, the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 2011.