Dennis Taylor has won many prestigious awards over his long career. The 1985 World Snooker Championship was his greatest achievement. 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. With 18 points, Taylor beat Davis to win the match.
Dennis Taylor was born on January 19, 1949 in Coalisland County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. At the age of nine, he began playing snooker. He went on to be one of the best snooker players in the world. He won the British Junior Billiards title in 1967/68. He also participated in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. In 1972, he made a professional debut. He was the 1979 World Snooker Championship runner-up and won the invitational 1987 Masters. He retired as a professional snooker player in 2000. He is currently a member of the BBC snooker commentary team.
Dennis Taylor has appeared in numerous television programs over his entire career. He also has many guest appearances on shows such as BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. He has been awarded a variety of awards, including BBC Sports Personality Of The Year. After leaving the professional circuit, he made a fortune. According to some estimates, he was worth $21.6 million. Taylor spent most of his time after retirement on media appearances and his family. 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. His glasses were said to be "upside-down" and designed by Jack Karnehm. He also had bad eyesight which made it difficult for him to see snooker and rugby balls. His glasses were designed to enable him to see through the lenses while bending down to hit the ball.
Taylor was a member of the famous Matchroom mob. He was close to his wife Trish. Trish was the mother of their two children, Cameron and Amber. They had many adventures together. Dennis was proud of his wife's graduate degree in Design and Applied Arts. They were also close friends.
Dennis Taylor met Steve Davis in his final match. The match, which lasted over ten houres, was a world record. At 12:23, the final frame came to an end. 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. The tournament concluded with a final frame lasting 68 minutes. 18 million people in the UK watched the finals, making them one of the most-watched events in snooker.
After retiring from professional snooker, Dennis Taylor devoted much of his time to media appearances and his family. He was also a guest on a variety of shows, including "Strictly Come Dancing", which he hosted. He is an internationally renowned figure in snooker and is worth a lot of money.