Jimmy Caras, whose full name was James Caras, was an American professional pool player who lived from 17 December 1908 to 3 December 2002 and is best known for winning five World Straight Pool Championship titles between 1935 and 1949. After a twelve-year hiatus he returned to cue sports and won the BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship in 1967 at the age of 58. He was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1977. He is also known for inventing trick shots and for writing books, including Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards in 1966 and Pocket Billiard Fundamentals and Trick Shots Made Easy in 1969.
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