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Lou Butera (May 15, 1937 – June 26, 2015) was an American professional pool player (then retired and operated a pool hall) and an inductee into the Billiards Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 1986. His nickname, "Machine Gun Lou", derives from his stunning the crowd and fellow competitors by 150-and-out in straight pool in 21 minutes against Allen Hopkins in 1973.〔(Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame )〕 He gained exposure to the masses in 1981 and 1982 when he appeared in network trick shot competitions on CBS and ABC.〔''The Snap Magazine'', pages 12-13, May/June 1991〕 ==Career== When Lou was 14 years old, he saw BCA Hall of Famer Edwin Rudolph in an exhibition match. From that point on, Lou devoted his life to billiards. Throughout his career, Lou won many tournaments. He was runner-up to Irving Crane in the 1972 World Championship in Los Angeles. In 1973, he defeated Crane in the finals of the same event to win his first World Championship. Lou earned his famous nickname that same year when, in an exhibition with Allen Hopkins, he ran 150 straight balls in just 21 minutes, the moniker “Machine Gun” for his fast-paced style. He also won the Pennsylvania State Championship twice. Butera knocked off top players regularly in the 1970s with his trademark fast-paced style, which seemed to make the game of pool more exciting for the spectators.〔"The Collectible Breed," Nick Stubbs, page 12, ''Snap Magazine''. Retrieved August 4, 2007〕 In 1974, Butera won the All Japan title against the world's best, and also triumphed over Richie Florence to win the Bud Lundahl's Midwest Open, a straight pool tournament he won by a score of 150-68 in the title match.〔"Pot Shots", by Bruce Venzke, page 17, ''The National Billiard News,'' June 1980. Retrieved May 19, 2007〕 In 1991, Butera served as coach of the World Billiard Federation World Team, whose members included such luminaries as Nick Varner, Mike Siegel and Ray Martin. In a profile that appeared in the May/June, 1995 issue of (''Snap Magazine'' ), he was referred to as "...the man who may be the fastest pool player the game has ever known." Lou Butera was one of the 43 invited pool players who competed in the International Pool Tour's King of the Hill Shootout in Orlando, Florida, December 2005.〔( Lou Butera, IPT player profile )〕 Digitized videos of Butera demonstrating spectacular trick shots were included with the PC pool simulator ''Virtual Pool''. He died from Parkinson's disease on June 25, 2015.〔http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_news/display_article.php?id=1497〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lou Butera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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