Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Chicagoland / Sports From the Archives: Buster Smith, Pool Checkers Legend
Posted by Whet Moser on 11.24.09 at 04:11 PM
The greatest American-born checker player that ever drew a breath, some say, and without a doubt the greatest Chicago ever had. An international grand master who played in tournaments in Italy, the Netherlands, and the Soviet Union, Smith won at least a dozen American national championships. In 1938, when he was 17, Buster Smith became the checker champion of Chicago. On the day he died, October 8, 1992, Buster was still the undisputed champion.
Adam Langer on a legend in the traditionally black/Eastern European world of pool checkers.
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