Player Card Hand Signed By The Pearl, Earl Strickland!

 

Earl Strickland, hand signed his signature on this Player Card with a silver Sharpie, He does NOT sign many items, This would be a prized part of your autographed collection.

YOU WILL RECEIVE THE EXACT HAND SIGNED ITEM THAT YOU SEE IN THE LISTING!! WE DO NOT SELL RE-PRINTS OR COPIED AUTOGRAPHS!

NOTE: The signature is guaranteed to pass any third party authentication company such as JSA, PSA, or BECKETT, or your money back!

Earl "the Pearl" Strickland (born June 8, 1961 in Roseboro, North Carolina) is an American professional pool player who is considered one of the best nine-ball players of all time. He has won numerous championship titles and in 2006, was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame. He is also known as one of the sport's most controversial players for his outspoken views and his sometimes volatile behavior at tournaments.

 

Strickland once ran 11 consecutive racks against Nick Mannino during the first PCA tournament in 1996 where there was a stipulation that anyone who could break and run 10 racks would win US $1,000,000 (One Million Dollars). Jimmy Mataya, who was present at the event, witnessed Strickland's last shot, a tough nine-ball combination in which Earl showed no fear and "fired it in with authority" to win the prize. Up to that time, no one had ever run 10 racks of 9-ball in a row during a professionally sanctioned event. The feat has never been duplicated in a tournament since.  The insurance company backing the event refused to pay and lawsuits were filed. Two and one half years later, the insurers were forced to pay up. Unfortunately, due to expenses of the legal battle, Earl received less than $1,000,000 and the resulting negative publicity around it led to a very premature demise of the new PCA tour.