Ray Reardon

DeathJuly 192024

Ray Reardon

Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (born 1932)

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When
Friday, July 19 20242 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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Person
Ray Reardon

At a glance

Born 1932-10-08; died 2024-07-19.

Known as: snooker player. Citizenship: United Kingdom.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Raymond Reardon was a Welsh professional snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker Championship six times and claiming more than a dozen other professional titles. Due to his dark widow's peak and prominent eye teeth, he was nicknamed "Dracula".

Early life

Early life The son of Ben and Cynthia Reardon, [ 1 ] he was born on 8 October 1932 in the coal mining community of Tredegar in Monmouthshire , Wales. [ 2 ] When eight years old, he was introduced to a version of snooker by his uncle, and at ten he was practising cue sports twice-weekly at Tredegar Workmen's Institute as well as on a scaled-down billiard table at home. He primarily played English billiards rather than snooker, which, according to authors Luke Williams and Paul Gadsby,

Path and career

Awards / honours: Member of the Order of the British Empire and Snooker Hall of Fame.

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