Fast Eddy

[MonkeeMan]

Eleanor of Castile coined that term after her marriage to Duke Edward of Gascony in 1254.

[drewjustdrew]

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Eleanor of Castile coined that term after her marriage to Duke Edward of Gascony in 1254.

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[tek]

Since Tevis' book was based on real people, I believe he used the name Fast Eddy because he had seen others with that name.

[Lazymeatball]

this could be true. like you I also can't wait to see the truth unfold.

[codewarrior]

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The Fast Eddie in the Hustler was nicknamed Fast Eddie because he played pool really fast. There's not much more to it than that.

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No, he was called Fast Eddie because he raised the bet for the next set really high, really fast. Fast action. It had nothing to do with his game, unless you refer to the game beneath the game.

And Minnesota Fats was not a real person. Rudolph Wanderone adopted the name long after Tevis wrote his book.

[tek]

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And Minnesota Fats was not a real person. Rudolph Wanderone adopted the name long after Tevis wrote his book.

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He was real no matter if he was New York or Minnesota Fats.

Your logic (to be nice) is like saying somebody isn't real because they are known by their board name [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]