Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama pool player Ed Gill is 96 years young and still going strong

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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