Dennis Taylor won numerous prestigious trophy awards during his career. He won the 1985 World Snooker Championship. This was one of his most notable achievements. His final frame against Steve Davis was an historic match that attracted over 18.5million viewers on UK television. It was one of most memorable matches in professional Snooker history. It was concluded with Taylor winning against Davis with 18 points.
Dennis Taylor was born in Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on January 19th, 1949. He started playing snooker at the age of nine. He became one of the top snooker players worldwide. He won the British Junior Billiards championship in 1967/68. He was also a participant in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. In 1972, he made his professional debut. He was second in the 1979 World Snooker Championship. In 1987, he won the invitational Masters. In 2000, he was retired as a professional snooker players. He is currently a BBC snooker commentary member.
Dennis Taylor has been a guest on many shows over the course of his career. He has also been a guest on many shows, including the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing. He has been awarded a variety of awards, including BBC Sports Personality Of The Year. After retiring from the professional circuit, he has made a lot of money. His net worth was estimated to be at least $21.6million. Taylor spent most of his time after retirement on media appearances and his family. He was also known as a jazz musician. He is also a well-known speaker after dinner.
He had a reputation for wearing large frames of glasses. Jack Karnehm designed his glasses. Also, his eyesight was poor and he could only see rugby balls in snooker ball shapes. However, his glasses were created to allow him to see through them as he bends down to take shots.
Taylor was a member of the famous Matchroom mob. His wife Trish was his closest friend. Trish was the mother for their two children, Amber (Cambridge) and Amber (Amber). They were able to share many wonderful adventures. Dennis was proud of his wife's graduate degree in Design and Applied Arts. They were also very close friends.
Dennis Taylor faced Steve Davis at the world final in his last match. The match, which lasted over ten houres, was a world record. The final frame finished at 12:23 am on the morning of April 28th. Everybody in Ireland was able to watch the final frame. According to BBC, the BBC reported that 18.5 million people watched it in the UK.
The 1985 World Snooker Championship had the longest single-day final in snooker's history. The tournament ended with a final frame that lasted 68 minutes. 18 million people watched the finals in the UK, making it the most-watched snooker event ever.
Dennis Taylor spent much of his retirement from professional snooker and devoted his time to his family and media appearances. He also appeared on several BBC shows, such as "Strictly Come Dancing". He is thought to be worth a fortune and is a renowned figure in the world of snooker.