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Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Hawkins, who was 14 at the time. Although her father has never been identified, [10] James speculated that she was the daughter of pool player Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone, whom she met briefly in 1987. [11]
Wanderone was born in New York City to Rudolf Walter Wanderon and his wife, Rose (née Rosa Burgin); both Swiss immigrants who married in New York.[3] [7] One of three siblings (he had two sisters), Rudolf Jr. was born in 1913, but sometimes hinted he was born earlier, even as early as 1900.
Minnesota Fats may refer to: Rudolf Wanderone (1913–1996), commonly known as Minnesota Fats, an American professional pool player Minnesota Fats (character) , or George Hegerman, a fictional pool hustler created by American novelist Walter Tevis
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A feud with pool hustler Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone (concocted mainly by Wanderone himself) kept Mosconi in the spotlight well into the 1970s and 1980s. In 1974, Mosconi competed against Rex Williams in a challenge match, where both players competed in snooker and in various pocket billiards games in a 17 day competition, to conclude the ...
Hey Minnesota! Today the new hands-free law goes into effect. 🚫🤳🚗 My daughter, Hope, and I put our car in park to give some tips on going hands-free and show just how distracting phones ...
For Doty, a cancer survivor whose husband died in April of kidney failure, the weight loss has meant she can be more active with her 6-year-old daughter, Freedom.
Real-life pool hustler and entertainer Rudolf Wanderone was known as "New York Fats" (among other nicknames) when the book was published. [4] Realizing there was money to be made from being associated with the success of the book and subsequent film, he changed his nickname to match the fictional name [4] and later went on to play himself as the character "Minnesota Fats" in the film The ...