Dennis Taylor has won many prestigious awards over his long career. One of his best-known achievements was winning the 1985 World Snooker Championship. His final frame against Steve Davis was a record-breaking match that attracted a massive 18.5 million 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 began playing snooker when he was nine years old. He later went on to become one of the world's best snooker players. In 1967/68, he won the British Junior Billiards Championship. He also participated in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. He made his professional appearance in 1972. He finished second at 1979 World Snooker Championship. He also won the invitational 1987 Masters. He retired as a professional snooker player in 2000. He is currently a BBC snooker commentary member.
Dennis Taylor has appeared many times on various shows throughout 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. He has earned a fortune after retiring from the professional circuit. His net worth was estimated to be at least $21.6million. Taylor spent a lot of his retirement time with his family and media appearances. He was also an accomplished jazz musician. He is also a popular speaker after-dinner.
His reputation was for wearing large glasses. Jack Karnehm was credited with designing his glasses. 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 close to his wife Trish. Trish was their mother, Amber and Cameron. They shared many adventures. Dennis was also proud that his wife had graduated with a Masters degree in Design and Applied Arts. They were also very close friends.
Dennis Taylor met Steve Davis in his final match. The two players played a world record-breaking match that lasted over ten hours. The final frame ended in early hours of April 28th, at 12:23am. Everybody in Ireland was able to watch the final frame. It was viewed by 18.5 Million viewers in the UK, according to BBC.
The 1985 World Snooker Championship featured the longest single-day final in history. Final frames lasted for 68 minutes. 18 million people in the UK watched the finals, making them one of the most-watched events in snooker.
Dennis Taylor spent much of his retirement from professional snooker and devoted his time to his family and media appearances. He made several guest appearances on "Strictly Come Dancing" and other BBC shows. He is thought to be worth a fortune and is a renowned figure in the world of snooker.