U. J. Puckett

Utley Jim Puckett, who lived from April 7, 1911, to June 22, 1992, was an American professional pool player, born in Prattsville, Arkansas, whose father was killed in a logging accident when Puckett was five years old. He showed talent for pool from an early age and won the national nine-ball title in later years. During the 1970s he frequented the Golden Nugget pool hall on West Seventh Street in Fort Worth, Texas, run by Gary Cecora, where he turned down most offers to play with his trademark lopsided smile, saying he could not play any more, and preferred to hold court as the dean of the hustlers with a ready smile and a fresh quip for everyone.