She was inducted into the Billiard Congress Hall of Fame in 2013. She continued to dominate the sport in the 2000s, winning WPBA Florida Classic and BCA Open Championship in 2004 as well as the International Skins Billiard Championship and the World Team Cup Championship in 2007. She won a gold medal in 2001, coming in first place in the World Games in Japan. and we wouldnt be surprised if you want to hit up some pool halls afterwards. That led to her being named Player of the Year from Billiards Digest and Pool & Billiard Magazine.įrom 1995-99, Lee won seven more Classic Tour titles and two ESPN championships - the Tournament of Champions and Ultimate Shootout. filmmaker Ursula Liang (9-Man) spins us the net of the Black Widow. Since those days in the spotlight, life has been a tremendous challenge for Lee. 1-ranked women’s player Jeanette Black Widow Lee. One of the most popular players to appear on a regular basis was No.

Open 9-Ball Championship, and the WPBA Nationals. Back in the 1990s, ESPN regularly showed billiards tournaments from around the country. Apart from being an extraordinary pool player, Jeanette is a single mother of three, a businesswoman, an influencer, and a. Known to be a fierce player and a source of inspiration for many female pool players, Jeanette is loved by many in the world. In 1994, Lee won three WPBA Classic Tour events, the U.S. Jeanette Lee, also famous as The Black Widow, is a top-ranked pool player of the 1990s. Lee, 49, was arguably the most popular Billiards player in the 1990s. The increasing effects of scoliosis has not allowed her to play at the highest level for years now and has limited her ability to make a living. In fact, it has been suggested that the scoliosis masked the pain from the cancer in part allowing it to progress undetected for so long. 'The scoliosis that has plagued Jeanette since childhood has continued to progress. In 1985 she was elected vice president of the WPBA. She is also a member of the WPBA Hall of Fame. She was the Pool & Billiard Magazine player of the year in 1982. 'Those of us who are closest to her know that the last ten years or so has not been kind to Jeanette,' the GoFundMe page states. Jeanette Lee, 'The Black Widow' Vicki 'Diamond Vic' Frechen (now Vicki Paski) was a top ten WPBA player during the 1980s, rising as high as number two in 1981.

The page also states that Lee has three kids - Cheyenne (16), Chloe (11) and Savannah (10) - and has been a 'single mother for the last several years.' Mosconi, the Miz, Minnesota Fats, and now the Black Widow. 'In typical Black Widow fashion, she has vowed to fight the progress of her disease as fiercely as possible with both chemotherapy, which has already begun, and a succession of upcoming surgeries.' 'At this stage, her doctors say she has a few months to a year left to live,' according to a GoFundMe page created by her family and friends. She was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in. Jeanette Lee, who is considered one of the best billiards players of all time, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.ĭoctors reportedly discovered Lee, also known as 'The Black Widow,' has stage four ovarian cancer, which has spread into her lymph nodes. She is best known as one of the game’s most dominant cue artists, a reason why she was christened the Black Widow.

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