spinks wm a professional name as used in some media spinks w a professional name as used in some media spinks billy professional name as used in some media short description carom billiards player independent inventor oil company investor and director farm operator and horticulturist date of birth july place of birth san jose california date of death january place of death monrovia california category american carom billiards players category american farmers category american inventors category american oil industrialists category american sports businesspeople category businesspeople from california category businesspeople from illinois category cue sports inventors and innovators category cue sports executives category floriculturists category people from brooklyn category people from chicago illinois category people from cincinnati ohio category people from los angeles county california category people from san francisco california category people from san jose california category pomologists category sports world record holders category births category deaths category th century american people