Ray Reardon
Welsh professional snooker player (1932–2024)
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Raymond Reardon was a Welsh professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1967 and dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker Championship six times and more than a dozen other tournaments. Reardon was World Champion in 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1978, and runner-up in 1982. He won the inaugural Pot Black tournament in 1969, the 1976 Masters, and the 1982 Professional Players Tournament. His dark widow's peak and prominent eye teeth earned him the nickname "Dracula". He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1985.
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