James (Jim) Rempe (born November 4, 1947, in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player. He bacame a member of the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2002.
James (Jim) Rempe (born November 4, 1947, in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player. He bacame a member of the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2002.
Rempe began playing pool as a child. He was 6 years old when he started. He became a professional at age 22. He has won over 100 major championships. He won 11 world titles, including the World Straight Pool Championship, World Nine-ball Championship, the World One-pocket Championship, All-Around World Championship and, later, the Mizerak Senior Tour.
He got 23 tournament wins between 1972 and 1978. That was more than any other pool player in the world, so he got the nickname "King James".
In September 1975, Rempe went on a 23-stop tour in Australia. He defeated World Snooker Champion Eddie Charlton in nine-ball, rotation, and straight pool.