- Books
- Billiards as It Should Be Played (1941)
- My Life With Billiards (1950; foreword by Walter Winchell)
- Pocket Billiards (with Joe Chastain, 1965; foreword by Eddie Arcaro)
- Better Billiards for Everybody (with Hal Linden, 1971)
- Pamphlets
- Championship Strokes and Shots
- Art of Billiards
Willy Hoppe (German: Wilhelm F. Hoppe; 11 September 1887 – 1 February 1970), nicknamed the "Mr. 500" and the "Old Master", was widely considered the greatest carom billiard player of all time, and a contender for the title of greatest player in the history of American pool (pocket billiards).
*Hoppe was born in Cornville, New York, the son of German immigrant parents. His father, Frederick H. Hoppe (originally Hopp), from Frankfurt am Main, was an immigrant to America and the owner of a successful brewery in New York. His mother was Maria Amann, from Darmstadt, Germany. His early introduction to billiards came when he was given his first cue stick at age 11 for Christmas. Hoppe had a younger sister, Elsie M. who was born 27 December 1891 in Manhattan, New York.
Hoppe received formal instruction when he was 16 years old from world champion balkline billiard player, Maurice Vignaud. At age 19, Hoppe won his first major tournament, the 18-2 balkline championship. By the time he was 21 in 1908, he had won the world titles in both 18.2 balkline and three-cushion billiards, then the two major disciplines in carom billiards, becoming the youngest world champion in the history of the sport*.
*When asked on his deathbed "What shot should I practice?," Hoppe replied, "The next one." Hoppe's 289 tournament victories, and 52 world championship titles, are recognized by billiard historians and players alike as perhaps the greatest achievements in the history of professional sports.*