Dennis Taylor has won numerous prestigious trophies throughout his career. He won the 1985 World Snooker Championship. This was one of his most notable achievements. His final frame against Steve Davis set a new record and attracted an incredible 18.5million viewers on UK television. It was one the most iconic matches in professional snooker's history. The match ended with Taylor beating Davis on the last black with 18 points.
Dennis Taylor was born in Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on January 19th, 1949. At the age of nine, he began playing snooker. He became one of the top snooker players worldwide. He won the British Junior Billiards Championship in 1967/68. He was also part of the 1973 World Snooker Championship. He made his professional debut in 1972. He finished second at the 1979 World Snooker Championship, and also won the 1987 Masters invitational. He retired in 2000 as a professional player of snooker. He is currently part of the BBC's snooker commentary crew.
Dennis Taylor has been a guest on many shows over the course of his career. He has also guest starred on several shows, including Strictly Come Dancing. He has been awarded a variety of awards, including BBC Sports Personality Of The Year. After his retirement from the professional circuit, he is now a millionaire. He was valued at $21.6million. Taylor spent much of his retirement years devoted to family and media appearances. Taylor was also a jazz musician. He is also a highly-respected speaker after dinner.
He had a reputation for wearing large frames of glasses. Jack Karnehm designed his glasses, which were "upside down". He also had bad eyesight which made it difficult for him to see snooker and rugby balls. However, his glasses were designed to allow him to see through them while bending down to play shots.
Taylor was part of the Matchroom mob. He was very close with Trish, his wife. Trish was their mother, Amber and Cameron. They shared many adventures. Dennis was proud that Dennis' wife received a Masters degree from the School of Design and Applied Arts. They were also good friends.
Dennis Taylor met Steve Davis in his final match. They played a match that broke the world record for longest lasting over ten hours. At 12:23, the final frame came to an end. The final frame was watched by everyone in Ireland. The BBC reported that it received 18.5 million viewers in the UK.
The 1985 World Snooker Championship had the longest single-day final in snooker's history. The tournament finished with a final round that lasted 68 mins. The finals were watched by 18 million people in the UK, making them the most-watched snooker event of all time.
Dennis Taylor, who retired from professional snooker in 2000, devoted much time to his family and media appearances. He also made a number of guest appearances, including on the BBC show "Strictly Come Dancing". He is an internationally renowned figure in snooker and is worth a lot of money.