During his career, Dennis Taylor has won countless prestigious trophies. His most memorable achievement was the 1985 World Snooker Championship. His last frame against Steve Davis was a record breaking match that attracted 18.5 million viewers to 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 as a nine-year-old. He became one the most skilled snooker gamers in the world. He was the British Junior Billiards champion in 1967/68. He was also involved in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. He made his professional debut on February 12, 1972. He finished second at the 1979 World Snooker Championship, and also won the 1987 Masters invitational. In 2000, he was retired as a professional snooker players. He is currently part of the BBC's snooker commentary crew.
Dennis Taylor has appeared on many television shows during his career. He has also been a guest on many shows, including the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing. He has also won a number of awards, including the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. He is now worth a fortune, having retired from the professional circuit. He was thought to be worth at least $21.6 million. Taylor spent most of his time after retirement on media appearances and his family. He was also a jazz guitarist. He is also a highly-respected speaker after dinner.
He was known for wearing large frames of sunglasses. Jack Karnehm designed his glasses. He also had bad eyesight which made it difficult for him to see snooker and rugby balls. He was able to see through his glasses while bending down for play shots because he had them.
Taylor was a member the famed Matchroom mob. His wife Trish was his closest friend. Trish was their mother, Amber and Cameron. They shared many adventures. Dennis was proud of his wife's graduate 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 was completed at 12:23 AM on April 28th. The final frame was watched by everyone in Ireland. According to the BBC, it was watched by 18.5 million people in the UK.
The 1985 World Snooker Championship was the longest single day final in snooker history. Final frames lasted for 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 a lot of time after retiring from professional-level snooker. 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.