When he reached 18, he commuted to nearby San Francisco to watch great pool players of this era, claiming it was very important to watch the game being played by those who know how. When he was 14 years old in San Mateo, Mathews began playing pool at a local bowling alley. Mathews took up pool in the late 1950s while living in California. He died April 18, 2012.Īmerican Pool Champion Rodney Morris in consultation with Mathews at the 2003 Derby City Classic in Louisville, Kentucky Mathews continued to compete professionally, as well as putting on exhibitions, pool clinics, and private lessons throughout the United States until he was diagnosed with cancer in 2011.
His son Grady IV is finishing his PhD in Engineering at the University of South Carolina. Marie lives in Tampa with her children, and is pursuing a doctoral degree. He is survived by two children, Marie and Grady IV. He lived in Columbia, South Carolina and managed his pool room, Grady's Billiards. He was also a notable instructor and coach.
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In addition to success at the table, he has been a technical advisor to movie producers, a regular commentator on pool matches taped by Accu-Stats Video Productions, a producer of billiard instructional video tapes, and a pool journalist and author.
He was the creator of the Legends of One-Pocket tournament series and promoter of many other tournaments. Mathews promoted pool throughout his career, particularly the game of one-pocket. One Pocket", was an American pool player and was the first inductee into the One-Pocket Hall of Fame, in 2004. Grady Mathews (Januin San Antonio, Texas – April 18, 2012), also known as " The Professor" or " Mr.
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