Person in history
Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (born 1932)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2024 · July 19
- Known as
- snooker player. Citizenship: United Kingdom
Their story
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.
Why this date
Ray Reardon appears on our July 19 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Ray Reardon
When did Ray Reardon die?
July 19 2024.
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