"The Master"

[JohnRagoon]

Just getting into this man, he was an all time great player!!....big loss to the game he died so young.

[miserableoldcunt]

what a truly great gentleman he was.

[capitalismforme]

RULE #1. Don't try a trick shot that takes 181 times to get.

[capitalismforme]

I have a funny admission. When I was a small child (under 10 years) I thought Steve was Minnesota fats.

[mrrogue72]

In Vegas in 96' I was at the World 8 Ball championship and I got into an elevator and

"The Miz" was in there and I said "hey, good luck" and he told mr thanks and to keep practicing. Awesome

[defiant289]

i remember the miz!!!!

[winterguitarking]

The Miz was great as a champion, was great as a entertainer showman ...

God Bless The World Champion of Straight Pool ,,, US Open ,,, Nine Ball Champion ...

You'll be remembered Champ, enjoy playing on the other side Miz ...

[nimajnebrm]

Who is narrating? Sorta sounds like a serious-toned Dr. Dave

[SteveMizerak]

The legend of Steve Mizerak lives on with a Facebook page dedicated to his memory. Look up "Steve Mizerak - Memories of the Miz" and LIKE it to join our group and share your stories about what the Miz meant to you.

[Bladerunner55217]

i love the raw video , most edit

[KevinK1989]

steve was one of the best who ever lived!

[TheDaggerdalton]

i got the idea, that this is the number one game in the world

[TheDaggerdalton]

im 16 and i love the game of pool he was the best of the best great video

[Wolfgetshigh]

It's actually 14 sec.

[fenderjaguar1985]

Can't believe he did those shots in Chesapeake Va. I live there....

[Breen9toes]

@fenderjaguar1985 it actually was done at Q-masters in Norview not in chesepeake but close enough

[jdbankshot]

thank you very much, a real treat.

[donutedvd]

Hi All. I thought you would enjoy knowing that Steve produced an old billiards video - Pool The Masters Way with Pretty Boy Floyed and Ewa Mataya. I review the tape every couple of years and enjoy it much, especially when my game is down and need a good pool vid. .

[BMWLDRider]

The last trick shot made me smile.

I was never a fan of trick shots because they were set up.

I was doing those first two he showed back in the 60's.

I remember Steve when he went around to the pool rooms in Brooklyn.

he was good.....damn good!!!

[poolbreak]

Nice video

[Supertramp1966]

What a wonderful video! God, The Miz was a great pool player!!!! Wish I could have seen him play in person. What a fuckin' shame.... RIP, Steve....

[halsamdu]

Thanks from Italy for this tribute. Pool is not only made of balls and games

[eatdrt98]

"and the cue ball floats into this position."  AWESOME!!!!!

[aviatorairman2000]

if only he could have got that weight off he'd still be around. great man

[phixxwutwut]

that 3 rail trick was horrid. two cues to push all the balls in the pocket? worst trick ever.

[BF2TJShorty]

yep and the second trick he used his cue on the last sec to make the 3 also

[ntjoooon]

Haha.. yeah he did. I have done this without guiding the last ball in tho. It is possible.

[PREZ150]

I cant play pool for shit.They make it look so easy.

[B17MIKE]

....even when you're just showing off.

[sussexcounty]

Nice post. Thanks!

[kamikazeVX]

Rest in peace Steve..rest in peace...Wish I was born in those days..Damm,sure be up there hustlin...

[raycantu401]

I watched steve jr. grow from his teens. One night at Steve seniors pool hall he was playing Frank Paradise in straight pool when Steve jr came in and said I've got the winner. Frank beat Senior, won the break against jr. and broke the balls. Nothing went in. Steve jr. got up ran 125 balls the game was over. Junior was a great billiards and snoocker player also. I watched him run more than 100 points in snoocker a few times.

[Supertramp1966]

What kind of stick, and how did you get it???

[Spot353]

i have a pool stick that is one that he used and i love it so much

[Supertramp1966]

Here's one for all you "old school" players out there (Johnson City days, etc.)...

How would you rate Buddy Hall's pool playing ability and legacy back in his "heyday" against the all-time greats??? Thanks.....

[zzzfore]

Nice video.RIP Miz.

[recoyle]

Grady Mathews says the Miz was the greatest straight pool player ever. Good enough for me.

First book on pool I ever owned, even before Byrne's, was Steve Mizerak's Complete Book of Pool. Though I never had the pleasure of seeing him play in his prime, he's always been a favorite.

RIP Champ

[vcrm1]

the cue ball has to be close to the railing for him to make a shot.

[stewy0327]

watch the trick at 5:30 as the 3 ball comes back towards him he directs the ball with his stick, you can hear it as well.

[LatinPercussion]

lol, that's true !

"./.it went 1st time"  lol

[HID3ANS33K]

R I P. MIZERAK.

[pbutto37]

fats couldnt chalk mosconis cue ... i would have loved to see mosconi vs efren reyes

[lemonite1]

myths about Fats 1.The best player ever, not true of course. 2.That he was a bad player.He was good at 1 pocket, just ask anyone from Johnson City. When he played Mosconi in the 70s, they both played terrible. Fats had suffered his 1st stroke just a year before and Mosconi had'nt hit a ball in 3years.

[dukenthaylor]

mosconi made 2,000+ shots straight..THE BEST!

[dukenthaylor]

fats is good..mizerak used to beat him in exhibitions..MOSCONI IS THE BEST!

[pking4never]

can he find his own dick? under all that fat?

[namgnay]

I know it's the internet and it must be faaaaaabulous to just post something stupid sitting behind your computer.

If you don't have anything useful to say, just don't post anything at all. It's disgraceful.

Steve Mizerak was a great champion and an even greater person. How anyone can post garbage like you did, just baffles me.

[Supertramp1966]

Well said....there are some trolls out there who haven't seen the light of day in years and got nothin' better to do than be "haters". Sad. I never had the pleasure of seeing "The Miz" play in person, but I love watching my Accu-Stat videos of him up at the Sands tourny's in Reno. A great talent and lovable personality. RIP, Steve...

[Spikeconner]

Amateur...I would say he was more than that...they even made a movie about the man. willi was great...there was alot of players in the old days that played like no one these days.

[classicalhawk]

fats was the best by a long shot!!!!!!

[gottalivefree]

Fats, at best, was a good amateur. He never won a pro tourney and couldn't carry Mosconi's jock strap.

Willie Mosconi is hands down the greatest pool player ever-check the records.

[guitarbandit7498]

You're right. People that think Fats was the best never even saw him play. He could hustle, according to history. But there's very little footage of him actually playing. People that say he was the best probably read a book Fats wrote saying he'd played with kings across the world or some crap like that.

[44032]

Do realize that Minnesota Fats in "The Hustler" was a fictional character? Rudolph Wanderone changed his name and billed himself as "Minnesota Fats" after that and made alot of money. But never had the repuation of the character in the movie.

[macphearsons]

I grew up at the 4 seasons. I saw him at his peak. On many occasions I saw him do shots that were impossible. Shots that I can set up and attempt all day long and not have a chance at doing. And Im a hundred ball runner. Damn I miss those days.

[netop22]

Steve is the man!

[eriquackers]

Outstanding! I cannot get enough of watching him. And I sure do miss him.

[filifilimelutrwneis]

He sure have our respect...