Ray Reardon, who has died aged 91, dominated the sport of snooker for the best part of a decade as he won six world titles between 1970 and 1978.
Ray Reardon was the first Welsh player to win the world title, with compatriots Terry Griffiths and Mark Williams subsequently lifting the trophydominated the sport of snooker for the best part of a decade as he won six world titles between 1970 and 1978.He won the first Pot Black series on the BBC in 1969, and was made an MBE in the 1985 Queen's Birthday honours.
The introduction of colour television in the late 1960s allowed snooker to emerge from the smoky back rooms of clubs and into the living room, where it found a keen audience. Born in Tredegar, Reardon worked as a coal miner and a police officer while building a reputation in the amateur game before turning professional at the relatively late age of 34 in 1967.
His rivalries with John Spencer and the flamboyant Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins made for some of the most compelling sporting contests on television at the time.There followed a gap until 1973, when he beat Australian Eddie Charlton in the final. That was the first of four consecutive titles, culminating in his victory over Higgins in 1976 - the last championship before the move to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
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