biography
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Davis, Joe
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popular name of Joseph Davis
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1901–78)
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| biography:
| Billiards and snooker champion, born in Whitwell, Derbyshire, C England, UK. The first great snooker player, he popularized the game in the 1920s. Responsible for inaugurating the World Championship in 1927, he won every title between then and 1946, when he retired from world championship play. He retired from all competitive play in 1964. In 1955 at the Leicester Square Hall he became the first man to compile an officially recognized maximum snooker break of 147. His brother, Fred Davis (1913–98), followed the same career, winning the first of his 10 world titles in 1948. |
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