Key Achievements
- 1949 - Played exhibition billiards games with Walter Lindrum
- 1950 - Member of Swansea-Belmont team that won Australian Senior Boat Championship (surfing)
- 1956 - Carried Olympic flame through Swansea (NSW) on its way to Melbourne
- 1960 - Turned professional on the advice of Fred Davis
- 1968 - Won World Open Snooker Championship from Rex Williams
- 1972 - Pot Black champion
- 1973 - Pot Black champion again
- 1975 - Snooker World Championship runner-up for a third time (1968 & 1973 previously)
- 1976 - Won World Matchplay Championship from Ray Reardon
- 1978 - Won Winfield Masters Championship
- 1979 - Won Limosin Tournament in Cape Town
- 1980 - Won Pot Black Championship for third time
- 1983 - Rated fourth among worlds 125 best snooker players
- 1984 - Rated sixth in the world at age 55 years
- 1997 - The Dennis Taylor Commentary Finals
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