Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama pool player Ed Gill is 96 years young and still going strong : The Alabama Weather Blog

By Meg McKinney

Crack! The solids and stripes scatter across the table in all directions.

Ed Gill is shooting pool, and his opening breaks for 8-ball and 9-ball games are as strong – and as accurate – as those of many of his competitors, who are one, two and even three generations younger.

So are his long shots from the far end of the table; his bank shots, where the cue ball has to hit several sides, or “rails,” of the table before hitting the object ball; and side pocket shots that can be tricky.

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