Disco pool ball

FAQ: Why number 14?

A tribute to Johan Cruijff 

I was 11 years old in 1974 and during the World Cup in West-Germany I was fascinated by the famous Dutch soccer player Johan Cruijff. He became my idol for life.

The Netherlands reached to the World Cup final for the 1st time in history, unfortunately we lost 1-2 against the home team.

With AFC Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruijff won the Europe Cup 1 (now named Champions League) in 1971 (Ajax-Panathinaikos 2-0), 1972 (Ajax-Internazionale 2-0) and 1973 (Ajax-Juventus 1-0). He then transferred from Ajax to FC Barcelona.

He played 5 seasons in Barcelona untill 1978. Then in the USA for Los Angeles Aztecs and Washington Diplomats. Back to Spain at Levante (Valencia) and then he returned to Ajax for 2 magnificent seasons and ended his active carreer at Feyenoord Rotterdam in 1984.

After his active carreer Johan Cruijff became a succesfull coach at Ajax and FC Barcelona. He won many titles and also the 1st Europe Cup 1 ever for the famous Spanish club in 1992 (Barcelona-Sampdoria 1-0).

Johan Cruijff sadly passed away, aged 68, in 2016 because of lung cancer. Number 14 became even more special. I honoured him by making a fly curtain with his legendary number 14.

Then I got a 14Lbs Brunswick bowling ball with number 14 and I started this pool ball collection with number 14 balls only.

All pool balls are 57.2 cm in diameter. This next pool ball is one of my favorites!