Keith McCready (born April 9, 1957) is an American professional pool player who played under the nickname "Earthquake".

[1] He was reportedly habituated to gambling by his divorced father when, during custodial visits, Keith and his brothers would each be given $20 and required to play various games with him, "usually until he had won his money back".

[2][3] An established gambler at a young age, McCready had won a large amount gambling the night before at the horse racetrack.

[6][5] The school officials contacted the California Department of Social Services to investigate his home environment, which had deteriorated after the death of his mother.

[8][9][full citation needed] McCready was considered an old-school player who was fast and accurate at the table, acquiring the nickname "Keither with the Ether".

[20] At the 5th Sands Regent Open nine-ball tournament, held in June 1987 in Reno, Nevada, and won by Strickland, McCready was documented in the notable matches category by Accu-Stats because of his "brilliant and entertaining" performance, defeating Paul Brienza and Mike Sigel in the event.

[24] Danny DiLiberto (now an Accu-Stats Video Productions commentator) has stated: "I like Keith McCready, he's entertaining all the time; he's colorful to watch, because he's going to shoot at a white flag.

"[25] McCready continued to compete professionally as well as putting on exhibitions for charity events as late as 2005, winning the 2005 Virginia State Nine-Ball Championship title.

[26] In 1986, McCready played as the character Grady Seasons, a fictional infamous, sharking hustler and top money-winner in all of pool, with Paul Newman and Tom Cruise in Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-winning film The Color of Money.