echo beach Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Ray, one of the all time greats of snooker on TV in the ‘70s has passed on to the great table in the sky aged 91. Affectionately known as Dracula due to his hair style and teeth and tutored great players like Ronnie O’Sullivan. R I P Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top4719 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 One of the stars of the early days of TV snooker, played with a smile and was a great personality and entertainer. RIP Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dardandec Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Saw him at the Grand Hotel in Scarborough around Christmas time circa 1987/88. He was doing some sort of Snooker exhibition. There was a competition to win playing a frame of Snooker with him, unfortunately I didn't win it, but was a fantastic evening. He was there 2 or 3 days if I remember correctly. Lovely genuine bloke, R I P Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Another one of the old greats gone. Always a pleasant character ......... R.I.P Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkieontheTyne Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Dragged snooker kicking and screaming from a closed shop insular “club” into a game for the people. Insisted on proper facilities for the players, rather than using the toilets as a dressing room and kicked off Pot Black on BBC 2 which of course was originally in black and white and the rest as they say is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top4719 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Its sad when we lose sportsmen like this, sport is becoming devoid of characters and is lesser for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now