Dennis Taylor has been awarded many prestigious trophies over the course of his career. One of his most prestigious 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 the most iconic matches in professional snooker's history. It ended with Taylor defeating Davis on the final 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 was a great snooker player and went on to become a world champion. In 1967/68, he won the British Junior Billiards Championship. He was also a participant in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. He made his professional appearance in 1972. He was runner-up at the 1979 World Snooker Championship and won the invitational 1987 Masters. In 2000, he was retired as a professional snooker players. He is currently a BBC snooker commentary member.
Dennis Taylor has appeared in numerous television programs over his entire career. He has also made many guest appearances, including on the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing. He has won many awards, including the BBC Sports Person of the Year award. 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 much of his retirement years devoted to family and media appearances. He was also known as a jazz musician. He is also a very popular speaker at after-dinner.
His reputation was for wearing large glasses. Jack Karnehm created his glasses and they were described as "upside-down". His poor eyesight also led to him seeing snooker balls as a rugby ball shape. However, his glasses were created to allow him to see through them as he bends down to take shots.
Taylor was part of the Matchroom mob. He was close to his wife Trish. Trish was the mom of Cameron and Amber, their children. They shared many adventures. Dennis was proud of his wife's graduate degree in Design and Applied Arts. They were also very close to one another.
Dennis Taylor faced Steve Davis at the world final in his last match. They played a match that broke the world record for longest lasting over ten hours. The final frame ended in early hours of April 28th, at 12:23am. Everybody in Ireland saw the final frame. According to BBC, the BBC reported that 18.5 million people watched it in the UK.
The 1985 World Snooker Championship was the longest single-day final in snooker history. The tournament ended with a final frame that lasted 68 minutes. The finals were watched by 18 million people in the UK, making them the most-watched snooker event of all time.
Dennis Taylor spent much of his retirement from professional snooker and devoted his 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 well-known in the world of snooker, and his net worth is estimated to be a staggering $1 billion.