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Michael "Mike" Massey is an American professional pocket-billiards player, best known as a trick-shot artist since the late 1970s, who has given substantial visibility to the sport by traveling the globe to perform exhibitions and compete in a variety of disciplines.

Career

From 1989 to 1991 he served as a contributing editor of The Snap Magazine. Massey was born in Loudon, Tennessee, and for several years lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he owned a pool hall. He has the nickname of "Tennessee Tarzan", but he now lives in Midway, Utah.

Massey was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Billiard Congress of America on April 7, 2005.

Foreign 2007 he was ranked as #8 in Pool & Billiard Magazine"s poll of the "Fans" Top 20 Favorite Players". 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans" Top 20 Favorite Players, #8.

Achievements

  • 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans" Top 20 Favorite Players, #8 2005 induction into the Billiard Congress of America"s Hall of Fame 2004 Trick Shot Magic Champion 2003 Trick Shot Magic Champion 2003 World Artistic Pool Champion 2002 World Artistic Pool Champion 2002 Bank Central Asia North American Artistic Pool Champion 2001 Trick Shot Magic Champion 2000 World Artistic Pool Champion 2000 Bank Central Asia North American Artistic Pool Champion 2000 World Artistic Pool Champion 2000 Trick Shot Magic Champion 1996 Snooker World Trick Shot Champion 1992 Snooker World Trick Shot Champion 1997 Senior Nine-ball Masters Champion 1996 winning team member in the Mosconi Cup, Team United States of America 1996 Dutch National Eight-ball Champion 1996 Hall of Fame Eight-ball Champion High runs of 9 racks of nine-ball in tournament play, and 13 racks in challenge match play High run of 224 balls in straight pool 11,230 balls pocketed in marathon shooting (24 hours) 8,090 balls pocketed in marathon shooting with one arm World record for most racks of nine-ball run in 24-hour period: 330 racks on live television in Austria, complete runs 1 through 9 (9 balls pocketed on the break or in combination shot did not count).