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Did You Know?: World Champion pocket billiards star Willie Masconi gave an exhibition at McIntosh Center in 1966

Did You Know?: World Champion pocket billiards star Willie Masconi gave an exhibition at McIntosh Center in 1966
November 25, 2020

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World champion pocket billiards player Willie Masconi gave a trick shot exhibition at Ohio Northern's McIntosh Center on March 2, 1966.

Masconi played a match against ONU campus champion John Bronson, winning 200-27. Masconi ran 100 consecutive balls during the match.

He then made 138 straight balls in a match with Bill Robinson - then ONU's dean of men and now known as the legendary "Mr. ONU", defeating Robinson 138-4.

Robinson served in many roles during his 50-year career at Ohio Northern, including assistant football coach, dean of men, alumni director, director of development and assistant to the president.