David Taylor (snooker player)

David Taylor
Taylor in 1968
Born (1943-07-29) 29 July 1943 (age 81)
Bowdon, Cheshire, England
Sport country England
NicknameThe Silver Fox[1]
Professional1968–1997
Highest ranking7 (1981/82)
Best ranking finishRunner-up (x1)

David Taylor (born 29 July 1943)[2] is an English former professional snooker player. He won the World and English Amateur Championships in 1968, before the success of those wins encouraged him to turn professional. He was nicknamed "The Silver Fox" because of his prematurely grey hair.

  1. ^ Jackson, Jamie (3 May 2009). "Back to the 80s when we were all snooker loopy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 162–165. ISBN 0356146901.