Minnesota Fats was an American pool player of some note. ----- Minnesota Flats was a country band from the early 80's who won the Minnesota Music Award in '82 for Best Country Band. It consisted of Becky Reimer Thompson, Dan Lund, Jere Solinger, Chuck Atwood, and Kurt Werner.
Minnesota Fats is a fictional character from the Walter Tevis novel "The Hustler".
'Minnesota Fats' died at the age of 82 on January 15, 1996.
Rudolf Walter Wanderone, Jr. died at the age of 82 (January 19, 1913 - January 15, 1996). He was an professional pool player, best known as "Minnesota Fats".
Jameseta Hawkins aka Etta James was born to 14 year old Dorothy Hawkins in 1948. There was a great deal of speculation as to who Etta James biological father was. Etta herself believes Minnesota Fats was her biological father.
Yes
Simple answer, no.
He had no children. He was married twice though.
Yes. He was a professional Billiard player.
Minnesota Fats was a fictional character in the books The Hustler and The Color of Money written by Walter Tevis. In the books, the characters real name was George Hegerman.
New York Fats adopted the name Minnesota Fats after the movie The Hustler came out in 1961 (the fictional movie character was the first Minnesota Fats). Although he played pool for many decades, he was never tied to any pool cue or table manufacturer. He often played against Willie Mosconi, who was paid to use Brunswick equipment. So, Fats used many cues in his life, but none has been recorded as his favorite and there was no manufacturer he was linked to.
Fats Dibeco was born in 1937.