RIP Ray Reardon...

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  1. Dod

    Dodgy Back Tyke Well-Known Member

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    Dodgy Back Tyke, Jul 20, 2024
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    Good innings is 91. A legend of the game. If you think Davis for the 80s, Hendry for the 90s and O Sullivan since, it was Reardon in the 70s.
     
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    Agreed - great player who seemed like a generally nice bloke. Remember watching him on Pot Black
     
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    Ray Reardon born Tredegar* Gwent 1932 .

    Reardon turned down a place at a grammar school to become a miner at Ty Trist Colliery. He wore white gloves while mining, to protect his hands for snooker.

    In March 1959, Reardon married Sue, a pottery painter: 43  After a rockfall in which he was buried for three hours, and with Sue's encouragement, he quit mining and became a police officer in 1960 when his family moved to Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. 

    Reardon's dark widow's peak and prominent eye teeth earned him the nickname "Dracula".

    Six times World Champion

    (* birthplace of Nye Bevan - Neil Kinnoch)
     
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    RIP ‘Dracula’. Top player in his era and very likeable character.
     
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    Remember him from my childhood watching snooker . Lovely tribute from Jimmy White on twitter, being a decent bloke is more important than being the fantastic snooker player that he was. RIP Ray.
     
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    R,I,P,
     
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    RIP as a kid I always looked to see if Ray had sharp teeth when he smiled , one of the greats
     
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    Met him a couple of times, proper gentleman RIP.
     
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    Good memories of the snooker scene in the 70's. Did a few visits to the crucible and saw quite a few top names. Ray Reardon was always a top performer and played the game the right way..RIP
     
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    Sad news . RIP
     
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    In this context, more a good break than a good innings….
     
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    Good night Dracula, sleep well. Thanks for the sporting memories a generation will always remember.
     
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    Thought he'd shuffled off this mortal coil years ago, memories of tbe 70s watching him play on my Grandads black and white tele, RIP Dracula
     
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    Wins any frame of snooker 91.

    RIP Ray. Remember being a bit scared of him when he was on tv when I was a nipper! Played on the Dracula thing in his later playing years as I recall.

    Universally respected in the snooker game it seems though.
     
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    RIP Ray, great bloke. Although I was surprised he was still around tbh, he looked like he was knocking on in the 80s.
     
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    Was at Crucible in mid 70’s when Perrie Mans got wupped in the Semi by Reardon.
    He was a true great of the game .
    RIP sir
     
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    RIP sir. Allus played with a smile.
     
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    Always tried to find a way to win. A trier in the truest sense of the word. R.I.P
     
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    As a big snooker fan myself, I'm sorry to hear this news about Ray.
    It goes without saying of course, but I never heard anybody say a bad or critical thing about him. I think he was genuinely liked and respected, by all.
    And I loved the 'Dracula' thing lol, and I think he liked going along with it. :D


     
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