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, a record-breaking match, attracted over 18.5 million viewers on UK TV. It was one of the most famous matches in professional snooker history. With 18 points, Taylor beat Davis to win the match.
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 went on to be one of the best snooker players in the world. He won the British Junior Billiards championship in 1967/68. He also participated in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. In 1972, he made his professional debut. He was runner-up at the 1979 World Snooker Championship and won the invitational 1987 Masters. In 2000, he retired from professional snooker. He is currently part of the BBC's snooker commentary crew.
Dennis Taylor has appeared in numerous television programs over his entire career. He has also appeared on numerous guest shows, such as the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. He has also been honored with a number awards, including the BBC Sports Personality award. After retiring from the professional circuit, he has made a lot of money. His estimated net worth was $21.6 million. Taylor gave much of his time after his retirement to his family and media appearances. He was also a jazz guitarist. He is also a highly-respected speaker after dinner.
He was known for wearing large-framed glasses. Jack Karnehm designed his glasses. He also had bad eyesight which made it difficult for him to see snooker and rugby balls. 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 shared many adventures. Dennis was proud that Dennis' wife received a Masters degree from the School of Design and Applied Arts. They were also very close to one another.
Dennis Taylor met Steve Davis in his final match. They played a match exceedingly long that lasted more than ten hours, breaking the world record. The final frame concluded at 12:23 a.m. on April 28th. Everybody in Ireland was able to watch the final frame. The BBC reported that it received 18.5 million viewers in the UK.
The 1985 World Snooker Championship was the longest single day final in snooker 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 also appeared on several BBC shows, such as "Strictly Come Dancing". He is considered to be worth a lot and is a well-known figure in the world snooker.