Robert Leo Byrne

I first met Bob while I was a player residing in San Francisco, visiting him at his San Rafael home in 1978 - soon after he had published his famous Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards. He was a gracious host, and we shared many stories. One I recall: I had visited Dick Meyer's Billiards Archive - a prized billiard memorabilia collection eventually purchased by leading billiard historian Michael Shamos - in San Pedro CA previously, and Bob related how he had also visited the...