Dennis Taylor has been awarded many prestigious trophies over the course of his career. 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 the most iconic matches in professional snooker's 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. He began playing snooker when he was nine years old. He was a great snooker player and went on to become a world champion. He won the British Junior Billiards title in 1967/68. He was also a participant in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. He made his professional debut in 1972. He was runner-up at the 1979 World Snooker Championship and won the invitational 1987 Masters. He retired in 2000 as a professional player of snooker. He is currently part of the BBC's snooker commentary crew.
Dennis Taylor has been a guest on many shows over the course of his career. He has also been a guest on many shows, including the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing. He is also the BBC Sports Personality Award winner. After his retirement from the professional circuit, he is now a millionaire. He was thought to be worth at least $21.6 million. Taylor gave much of his time after his retirement to his family and media appearances. Taylor was also a jazz musician. He is also a popular speaker after-dinner.
His reputation was for wearing large glasses. His glasses were said to be "upside-down" and designed by Jack Karnehm. His poor eyesight also led to him seeing snooker balls as a rugby ball shape. His glasses were made to let him see through them when he bent down to shoot the shots.
Taylor was part the notorious Matchroom mob. He was close to his wife Trish. Trish was the mother for their two children, Amber (Cambridge) and Amber (Amber). They had many adventures together. Dennis was proud that his wife graduated from UW with a Masters in Design and Applied Arts. They were also good friends.
In his last match, Dennis Taylor played against Steve Davis in a world final. The world record-breaking match lasted for more than ten minutes. The final frame finished at 12:23 am on the morning of April 28th. Everyone in Ireland watched 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. Final frames lasted for 68 minutes. 18 million people watched the finals in the UK, making it the most-watched snooker event ever.
Dennis Taylor, who retired from professional snooker in 2000, devoted much time to his family and media appearances. He also made numerous guest appearances, including one on BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing". He is an internationally renowned figure in snooker and is worth a lot of money.