What is Joe Balsis?
'''Joe Balsis''' was an [[Americans|American]] professional pool player. He was born in [[Minnersville, Pennsylvania|Minnersville]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He was Armed Services Champion in 1944. Between 1965 and 1975 Balsis was in the finals of the U.S. Open five times. He won in 1968 and 1974. He won the Billiard Room Proprietor's Association [[tournament]] in 1965 and the World All-Around championship in [[Johnston City, Illinois]] in 1966. He is a member of the [[Billiard Congress of America]] Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bca-pool.com/industry/hof/ind77-84.shtml |title=HOF INDUCTEES: 1977 - 1984 |access-date=2011-05-07 |publisher=Billiard Congress of America }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Balsis, Joe}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:1995 deaths]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Pennsylvania]]