Jean Balukas - I've Got a Secret

In this 1966 episode, 6 1/2 year old Jean Balukas demonstrates her skills at pocket billiards, more commonly known as pool. She is later joined by her 5 year old sister Laura. Information on Jean's fascinating career can easily be found online. For example, from Wikipedia: "At just 9 years old she placed 5th in the 1969 U.S. Open straight pool championship, and placed 4th and 3rd respectively in the following two U.S. Opens. From that early start, Balukas completely dominated women's professional pool during the 1970s and 1980s." And there's much more.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Jean
• Balukas
• I've
• Got
• Secret
• Pocket
• Billiards
• Pool
• Classic
• Game
• Shows

[RailbirdJAM]

Best female pool player in world, past and present. NOBODY will ever touch her record. She's a pool icon, a legend, and an American champion.

[HAZIDEAD]

Ha ha those girls were adorable

[bicmyflic25]

haha the whole time she was just thinking about getting up and running out that table. very gifted woman!

[gtlfb]

Lots of fun, but why the hell can't Steve Allen shut up and get out of the way?

[EdithandTom]

Jeans maternal grandmother and my mother were sisters.

[MadsNoble]

I LOVE her accent!

[colourufo]

Great video Thank you!

[MilltowneMike]

best woman player there ever was, she would have stomped allison fischer when she was 12

[MusicBooksLife]

Oh that is Hilarious She is adorable

[42949]

adorable

[44032]

I read the Wikipedia article. Too bad it had no picture form her championship days. Did Laura have a career in billiards, too?