BCA Hall of Fame

This is the list of people inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame. Many of these were inducted based on their excellence as world-class players (the "Greatest Players" category), while others (marked with "•" below) were inducted for their contributions to the game or the billiards industry (the "Meritorious Service" category).

The year of induction is listed after the name

• Ralph Greenleaf (1966)
• Willie Hoppe (1966)
• Charles (Charlie) C. Peterson (1966) •
• Welker Cochran (1967)
• Alfredo DeOro (1967)
• Benjamin (Ben) B. Nartzik (1967) •
• Willie Mosconi (1968)
• Jacob (Jake) "The Wizard" Schaefer Sr. (1968)
• Jacob (Jake) Schaefer Jr. (1968)
• Herman J. Rambow (1969) •
• Harold Worst (1970)
• John Wesley Hyatt (1971) •
• Johnny Layton (1974)
• Frank Taberski (1975)
• James (Jimmy) Caras (1977)
• Irving Crane (1978)
• Steve "The Miz" Mizerak (1980)
• Dorothy Wise (1981)
• Joseph (Joe) "The Meatman" Balsis (1982)
• Luther Lassiter (1983)
• Rudolph "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone Jr. (1984) •
• Jean Balukas (1985)
• Lou Butera (1986)
• Erwin Rudolph (1987)
• Andrew Ponzi (1988)
• Michael (Mike) Sigel (1989)
• John Brunswick (1990) •
• Walter Tevis (1991) •
• Nick Varner (1992)
• Michael Phelan (1993) •
• Eddie "The Knoxville Bear" Taylor (1993)
• Ray "Cool Cat" Martin (1994)
• Jimmy Moore (1994)
• (James)Cisero Murphy (1995)
• Dallas West (1996)
• Arthur "Babe" Cranfield (1997)
• Ruth McGinnis (1997)
• Larry "Boston Shorty" Johnson (1999)
• Cecil (Buddy) P. "The Rifleman" Hall (2000)
• Robert Byrne (2001) •
• Raymond "Mr. 100" Ceulemans (2001)
• Loree Jon "Queen of the Hill" Jones (2002)
• James (Jim, Jimmy) "King James" Rempe (2002)
• Edwin "Champagne Eddie" Kelly (2003)
• Efren "Bata the Magician" Reyes (2003)
• Ewa "The Striking Viking" Mataya Laurance (2004)
• George Balabushka (2004) •
• Mike Massey (2005) •
• Robin Bell "Bankroll" Dodson (2005)
• Earl "The Pearl" Strickland (2006)
• Sang Lee (2007)
• Allen Hopkins (2008)
• Pat Fleming (2008) •

References

• (2006). Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book. Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. ISBN 1-878493-16-7.
• "The BCA Hall of Fame", Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; accessed 11 July 2008