Keith McCready

Quick Facts

Full Name	Keith McCready
Occupation	Pool Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 9, 1957(1957-04-09)
Age	67
Birthplace	Overland Park
Country	United States
Birth City	Kansas
Horoscope	Aries

Keith McCready Biography

Keith McCready is one of the most popular and richest Pool Player who was born on April 9, 1957 in Overland Park, Kansas, United States.

Keith McCready (born April 9, 1957) is an American professional pool player, nicknamed Earthquake.

In an era in American pool when gambling was a norm, “hustling…was a way of life.” When McCready was in his prime and on top of his game, he spent the better part of the 1970s and 1980s traveling throughout the United States as a tournament competitor and hustler. Sometimes the tournament venues would be a gathering place for pool hustlers, and the main action would take place outside of the tournament. With his raconteur style, McCready eventually became a road player, attracting large crowds to his designated table when his appearance was known.

Keith McCready Net Worth

Keith McCready is one of the richest Pool Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keith McCready 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

On the 25th anniversary of The Color of Money, the German Touch Magazine wrote an article about the movie and included a four-page interview of McCready. It highlighted the influence the movie continues to have on pool 25 years later as well as how it has impacted McCready personally.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Keith McCready Dating?

According to our records, Keith McCready is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Keith McCready’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1986, McCready starred as the character Grady Seasons, a fictional infamous, sharking hustler and top money-winner in all of pool, with Paul Newman and Tom Cruise in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-winning film The Color of Money, loosely based on the novel by Walter Tevis (the sequel to The Hustler). In 1985, Martin Scorsese, Tom Cruise, and Scorsese’s casting director, Gretchen Rennell, had come to Norfolk, Virginia, to the US Open Nine-ball Championship in search of actual pool personalities to play character roles. McCready was engaged in a stakes game with Filipino pool champion Efren Reyes and was selected to be in the movie because of his entertaining style of play. McCready had an established reputation in pool circles as one of the most feared money players in the nation.

Facts & Trivia

Ken Ranked on the list of most popular Pool Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Keith McCready celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.

Accu-Stats Video Productions recorded a match when McCready defeated Filipino Champion Jose Parica at the 2003 US Open Nine-ball Championship and describes it as: “The most entertaining match that Accu-Stats has ever offered. Keith steals the show and the audience approval.”

Top Facts about Keith McCready

1. Keith McCready is a retired American professional pool player.
2. He was born on December 13, 1957, in California.
3. McCready won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 1992.
4. He also appeared in the movie “The Color of Money” (1986).
5. His highest recorded tournament earnings were $50,000.
6. McCready has been playing pool since he was six years old.
7. He is known for his unorthodox style and trick shots.
8. In 2019, he was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.
9. McCready has battled drug addiction throughout his career.
10. He currently resides in Las Vegas and works as a pool instructor/coach.

Where is Keith McCready now?

Today McCready resides in Washington, D.C. , with his life partner and continues to compete in various pocket billiards events. He was inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame in January 2018.

How old is Keith McCready?

65 years (April 9, 1957)

Who is the best pool hustler?

1. 1 – Vernon “Burnie” Elliott. …
2. 2 – Larry Lisciotti. …
3. 3 – “Cowboy” Jimmy Moore. …
4. 4 – Titanic Thompson. …
5. 5 – Billy Joe Burge. …
6. 6 – Luther “Wimpy” Lassiter. …
7. 7 – Don Willis. …
8. 8 – “The Rifleman” Buddy Hall.

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Was Minnesota Fats a good pool player?

“He was a super player, much better than people know,” Robin says. “As a kid, Fats was a real prodigy. And remember, he was possibly the greatest pool hustler of all time. He was a true genius in his ability to get the money. “