Mike Sigel

Mike Sigel, whose given name is Michael, is an American professional pool player nicknamed Captain Hook for his habit of hooking opponents with safety play, born on July 11, 1953, in Rochester, New York. He turned professional in 1973 and dominated nine-ball and straight pool in the 1980s, with a high run of 339 balls in straight pool, three World Straight Pool Championship titles and three U.S. Open Nine-ball titles. He won more than a hundred professional tournaments, was named Player of the Year three times, and in 1989 became the youngest man inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame. He also served as technical advisor on the film The Color of Money, and Billiards Digest voted him Greatest Living Player of the Century in 2000.