14 Facts About Earl Strickland

Earl Strickland was born on June 8,1961 and is an American professional pool player who is considered one of the best nine-ball players of all time.

Earl Strickland has won over 100 championship titles and three world titles.

In 1996, Strickland won the largest cash prize to date winning the PCA $1,000,000 Challenge by being the first player to run 10 consecutive racks in a tournament.

Earl Strickland rose to national prominence in 1983 with a victory in Caesars Tahoe Billiard Classic defeating Steve Mizerak in the finals and winning $35,000.

Earl Strickland won the 1988 PBA World 9-Ball Championship, after a momentous final confrontation with Mike Sigel.

In 2022, aged 61, Earl Strickland was named as a wild card selection for Team USA in the Mosconi Cup.

Earl Strickland is a multiple winner of the prestigious Billiards Digest Player of the Year in 1984,1985,1987,1988 and 2000 including Billiards Digest Player of the Decade in the 1980s.

Earl Strickland is the only WPA World Nine-ball Champion ever to win the event in consecutive years.

At Mosconi Cup, from 1996 until 2005, Earl Strickland holds the record for winning nine times along with Johnny Archer.

Earl Strickland once ran 11 consecutive racks against Nick Mannino during the first PCA tournament in 1996 where there was a stipulation that anyone who could 10 racks would win US$1,000,000.

Jimmy Mataya, who was present at the event, witnessed Strickland's last shot, a tough nine-ball in which Earl showed no fear and "fired it in with authority" to win the prize.

Earl Strickland won it on the first day of the event and the very start of the brand new tour association.

Unfortunately, due to expenses of the legal battle, Earl Strickland received less than a $1,000,000 and this resulted in negative publicity around it and led to a very premature demise of the new PCA tour.

Earl Strickland was very gracious about the money, but sorely disappointed that the new tour got off to a bad start.