Dennis Taylor has been awarded many prestigious trophies over the course of his career. One of his best-known achievements was winning the 1985 World Snooker Championship. His final frame against Steve Davis was an historic match that attracted over 18.5million viewers on UK television. It was one the most iconic matches in professional snooker's 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 of the top snooker players worldwide. He won the British Junior Billiards championship in 1967/68. He was also a participant in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. He made his professional debut on February 12, 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 member the BBC snooker commentary group.
Dennis Taylor has appeared many times on various shows throughout his career. He also has many guest appearances on shows such as BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. He is also the BBC Sports Personality Award winner. He is now worth a fortune, having retired from the professional circuit. According to some estimates, he was worth $21.6 million. Taylor spent much of his retirement years devoted to family and media appearances. He was also a jazz guitarist. He is also a well-known speaker after dinner.
He had a reputation for wearing large frames of glasses. Jack Karnehm created his glasses and they were described as "upside-down". Also, his eyesight was poor and he could only see rugby balls in snooker ball shapes. His glasses were made to let him see through them when he bent down to shoot the shots.
Taylor was part of the Matchroom mob. His wife Trish was a close friend. Trish was the mother for their two children, Amber (Cambridge) and Amber (Amber). They shared many adventures. Dennis was also proud to have his wife graduate with a Masters Degree in Design and Applied Arts. They were also good friends.
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 finished at 12:23 am on the morning of April 28th. The final frame was watched by everyone in Ireland. According to BBC, the BBC reported that 18.5 million people watched it in the UK.
The 1985 World Snooker Championship featured the longest single-day final in history. The tournament finished with a final round that lasted 68 mins. 18 million people in the UK watched the finals, making them one of the most-watched events in snooker.
Dennis Taylor retired from professional Snooker. He spent most of his time with his family and media appearances. He made several guest appearances on "Strictly Come Dancing" and other BBC shows. He is widely regarded as a prominent figure in the worlds of snooker.