 Kim Davenport at the 2006 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour | |
| Born | 15 November 1955 McAlester, Oklahoma |
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| Sport country |  United States |
| Nickname | "Kimmer" |
| Best finish | Semi finals 1992 WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
| Tournament wins | |
| Other titles | 50 |
Kim Davenport (born November 15, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, nicknamed "Kimmer".
He became a professional player in 1985.
Davenport is an originator of target pool.
Winner of over 60 professional tournaments, Davenport has represented the United States as a three-time member and two-time captain of the Team USA at the Mosconi Cup. [1]
He was also a member of the International Pool Tour, [2]
Davenport has only limited vision in his right eye, the result of a golf accident at a local driving range on November 16, 2002. The setback came during a period in which Davenport had regained a spot in the men's top 10 rankings of the United States Professional Poolplayers Association. "I've been playing well", Davenport said. "But if I never get to play pool again, I've had 17 great years. It's just a bad roll . A nice sunny day that went dark." [3]
Kim and wife Aida have one son and two grandchildren.
He and American champion Johnny Archer operated a pool room in Marietta, Georgia, named the Marietta Billiard Club.
Davenport became a member of the BCA Hall of Fame (2018).
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