"The Master"

[@jeffwade5477]

His dad taught me at his pool room in Perth Amboy. Great guy. R.I.P. Steve, enjoyed watching you show off.

[@andrewmaning9522]

Steve mizerak is about whats good about pool and billiards. We need more people like him now days.rip the miz steve mizerak

[@Supertramp1966]

A great pool player and an ambassador of the game... RIP, Steve. Happy to say I saw you play up in Reno, Sands 1992....

[@RobertLaPorte-f8w]

He probably forgot more about pool than 2000 amateurs will ever learn in a lifetime. God bless Steve a master of masters.❤

[@Supertramp1966]

Well said....there are some trolls out there who haven't seen the light of day in years and got nothin' better to do than be "haters". Sad. I never had the pleasure of seeing "The Miz" play in person, but I love watching my Accu-Stat videos of him up at the Sands tourny's in Reno. A great talent and lovable personality. RIP, Steve...

[@lsmft9576]

The best! I was at St. Ambrose College in 1964 as a freshman and Mizerak was maybe in his third year. My roommate and I used to climb out of our dorm window at night and play pool at Sophie's Half Moon and another pool room down the street from the school. Steve was down there playing all the time. Unbelievable to watch him bang 'em in rack after rack. Most excellent guy. Most excellent memory.

[@BMWLDRider]

The last trick shot made me smile. I was never a fan of trick shots because they were set up. I was doing those first two he showed back in the 60's. I remember Steve when he went around to the pool rooms in Brooklyn. he was good.....damn good!!!

[@halsamdu]

Thanks from Italy for this tribute. Pool is not only made of balls and games

[@dukenthaylor]

mosconi made 2,000+ shots straight..THE BEST!

[@kamikazeVX]

Rest in peace Steve..rest in peace...Wish I was born in those days..Damm,sure be up there hustlin...

[@robertvogt7565]

Very UNDERATED R.I.P.

[@Kamadev888]

Greatness, charisma and humility in one.

[@MZBallistic]

I grew up watching this LEGEND, i learned alot! RIP MIZ.

[@angelopetrozzi44]

R I P Steve heaven needed another great pool player

[@KevinK1989]

steve was one of the best who ever lived!

[@CloudStrife8894]

"When you shoot a lot of pool and balls, You want to stay fast and loose, You don't want to get filled up, that's why I drink Lite Beer from Miller, It's got 30 less calories then their regular beer and it's less filling plus the taste is great and even though a lot of people don't think pool is strange, let me tell you something, You can work up a real thirst Even when you're just showin' off, Announcer: Lite beer from miller, Everything you wanted in a beer and less." R.I.P Steve

[@5000rgb]

For those who haven't seen it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpimZKyffLyVj68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqbRqWt6qNSBoLM

[@jeffkersting8278]

Thanks for a great video. RIP Miz

[@stewy0327]

watch the trick at 5:30 as the 3 ball comes back towards him he directs the ball with his stick, you can hear it as well.

[@MrSammo1]

Steve had the high run of 285 balls at Hi-Cue in Elizabeth, NJ.

[@texascowboy8612]

I was lucky to know Steve and play on the Camel tour.. The Hayman

[@maxwellssilverhammer5538]

Anyone know where the picture at 1:04 was taken? I think it is my father in law.

[@raycantu401]

I watched steve jr. grow from his teens. One night at Steve seniors pool hall he was playing Frank Paradise in straight pool when Steve jr came in and said I've got the winner. Frank beat Senior, won the break against jr. and broke the balls. Nothing went in. Steve jr. got up ran 125 balls the game was over. Junior was a great billiards and snoocker player also. I watched him run more than 100 points in snoocker a few times.

[@jdbankshot]

thank you very much, a real treat.

[@Supertramp1966]

What a wonderful video! God, The Miz was a great pool player!!!! Wish I could have seen him play in person. What a fuckin' shame.... RIP, Steve....

[@Supertramp1966]

Here's one for all you "old school" players out there (Johnson City days, etc.)... How would you rate Buddy Hall's pool playing ability and legacy back in his "heyday" against the all-time greats??? Thanks.....

[@eddiejacobs6077]

Supertramp1966 Buddy Hall was arguably the greatest player ever

[@billysikes1374]

​@@eddiejacobs6077 Buddy Hall said Luther Lassiter was the best he's ever seen in his life

[@DeeMoback]

Jorge ..... you used to live in Jacksonville,Fl??

[@donutedvd]

Hi All. I thought you would enjoy knowing that Steve produced an old billiards video - Pool The Masters Way with Pretty Boy Floyed and Ewa Mataya. I review the tape every couple of years and enjoy it much, especially when my game is down and need a good pool vid. .

[@TJonkman]

yep and the second trick he used his cue on the last sec to make the 3 also

[@Spot353]

i have a pool stick that is one that he used and i love it so much

[@SteveMizerak]

The legend of Steve Mizerak lives on with a Facebook page dedicated to his memory. Look up "Steve Mizerak - Memories of the Miz" and LIKE it to join our group and share your stories about what the Miz meant to you.

[@MrClint1957]

R.I.P. Steve, from a fellow stroke victim.

[@dr.roberts4508]

These Athletes

[@manuelmazzei3605]

2024 il mio gioco? ..il pool..la mia ispirazione ? THE MIZ!!👍R.IP

[@SeaDog2952]

Shot some 9 ball with Steve in Amboy back in the day....great Jersey guy.

[@michaelhoffman4273]

Wow

[@Bladerunner55217]

i love the raw video , most edit

[@stevehauk]

what is Steve's high run?

[@vcrm1]

the cue ball has to be close to the railing for him to make a shot.

[@TheJgar57]

Steve was a great person and player, but the Master was Mosconi.

[@winterguitarkingyea]

Correction: The Master Was was Willie's Teacher The Great Ralph Greenleaf 14 Times World Straight Pool Champion. You have a lot to learn, lolllllllllllll.

[@darrenmcdaniel3358]

That is a Correct statement. Ralph Greenleaf...Willie's teacher.

[@robertvogt7565]

He played kids in exhibitions , NEVER matched up for the $

[@billysikes1374]

​@@robertvogt7565 He sure did, watched Miz rob McCready in 86

[@thedailyvariety4407]

His dad was a good player? If I win a local tournament I consider myself a great player.

[@Supertramp1966]

What kind of stick, and how did you get it???

[@raphcleary4706]

Balubuska cue, custom cue made especially for Mizerak, before George Balabuska died. The cue's a collectable item now and probably one of the most expensive cues out there.

[@LatinPercussion]

lol, that's true ! "./.it went 1st time" lol

[@44032]

Do realize that Minnesota Fats in "The Hustler" was a fictional character? Rudolph Wanderone changed his name and billed himself as "Minnesota Fats" after that and made alot of money. But never had the repuation of the character in the movie.

[@nimajnebrm]

Who is narrating? Sorta sounds like a serious-toned Dr. Dave

[@B17MIKE]

....even when you're just showing off.

[@150peacemaker]

machine gun lou i think is the best pool player ever

[@winterguitarkingyea]

Lolllllllllllllll Thanks for the laughs

[@jabronicamel1957]

would have made last shot no stick interfere.

[@black_eagle]

Why would an athlete allow himself to be obese? He would've lived much longer if he had taken care of his body. I don't get it.

[@lemonite1]

myths about Fats 1.The best player ever, not true of course. 2.That he was a bad player.He was good at 1 pocket, just ask anyone from Johnson City. When he played Mosconi in the 70s, they both played terrible. Fats had suffered his 1st stroke just a year before and Mosconi had'nt hit a ball in 3years.

[@dukenthaylor]

fats is good..mizerak used to beat him in exhibitions..MOSCONI IS THE BEST!

[@earnestinedarling29]

Wassup he better then Fats

[@billiardhound5547]

Like the video, accept for this " trick shot " 4:48 that has to be one of the lamest thing I've ever seen in pool....If a guy did that in a bar I'd do it with my eyes closed..wtf was the point of that?

[@phixxwutwut]

that 3 rail trick was horrid. two cues to push all the balls in the pocket? worst trick ever.

[@namgnay]

I know it's the internet and it must be faaaaaabulous to just post something stupid sitting behind your computer. If you don't have anything useful to say, just don't post anything at all. It's disgraceful. Steve Mizerak was a great champion and an even greater person. How anyone can post garbage like you did, just baffles me.