Luther Lassiter

Luther Clement Lassiter Jr., nicknamed Wimpy, was an American pool player from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, who lived from 1918 to 1988. He won seven world pocket billiard championships and many other titles, and is best known for his skill at nine-ball, in which he is widely counted among the greatest players in the history of the game. He developed his game at City Billiards in his home town, and in the early 1940s he became a leading figure among the pool hustlers of Norfolk, Virginia, alongside his friend Rudolf Wanderone, known as Minnesota Fats. He entered the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1983, the same year he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.