Talk:Jack Keller
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[edit] Year of birth and death
Born 1943? [1] "Enshrined in 1994 at age 51" 1994-51 = give a date of 1943 [2] "Gentleman" Jack Keller was born in Philadelphia. At age 41, he picked up his initial gold bracelet in the seven-card stud event in 1984" 1984-41 = give a date of 1943 the month and date of his birth is not widely known there for 1943 may be off +/- a year
Died December 5th 2003 [3] "Jack Keller, World Series champ and member of Binion's Poker Hall of Fame passed away December 5th" Sirex98 10:20, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Jack Keller's full name
Found this in a news group search: "Poker hall of fame and 4 World Series Braclets, John Joseph "Jack" Keller passed away today 12/05/03 at 6:30 am CST. in Memphis Tennessee"
From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal "JOHN J. KELLER, 60, of Lake Cormorant, formerly of Philadelphia, professional poker player, died Friday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with burial in Goodrum Memorial Cemetery in Eudora, Miss. He was a Catholic, 1984 World Series of Poker champion and recently inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Mr. Keller, the husband of Gloria Keller, also leaves a daughter, Kathy Kolberg of Polson, Miss.; two sons, Jack Keller and Scot Keller, both of Southaven; a caregiver, Cindy Goldwing of Lake Cormorant, and a grandchild." [4]
Trying to find another online/offline source, I don't want to go by a newsgroup listing alone(not sure if it's a good enough source)), althought it looks to be legit due to detail. Sirex98 14:29, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
