<p>Danny McGoorty was a pool hustler whose heyday was in the 1920s and 30s. He told his stories in 1970 to Robert Byrne, who wroteMcGoorty: A Pool Room Hustler."McGoorty" is master at billiards and racy account of the life of Danny McGoorty, hustler and hobo, womanizer and fashion plate, and a billiards champion of that bygone era when cue artists were often scam artists and pool rooms were held to be dens of iniquity.McGoorty's language was rooted in the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and the Chicago of the Capone Years. Listen to McGoorty tell his tales and you'll taste flavors of American social history that you'll never find in a textbook.</p>

McGoorty: A Billiard Hustler's Life

Humor & Entertainment

McGoorty, Danny

Byrne,Robert

Puzzles & Games

LYLE STUART +

<p>Fast-paced and gritty, McGoorty tells the story of Danny McGoorty, the infamous pool and billiards player. Ladies' man, bad boy, dandy, drinker, and hobo in the days before World War II, he skipped from town to town with his pool cue as a meal ticket. This is a raucous true tale from the sport's golden era, told by an authority on the game.</p>

McGoorty: A Pool Room Hustler (Total/Sports Illustrated Classic Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Total Sports

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