Cliff Wilson
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Cliff Wilson | |
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Personal Information | |
Date of birth | May 10, 1934 |
Nationality | Welsh |
Career | |
Professional | 1979 - ? |
Best World Ranking | 16 (1988/89) |
World Championship Best | runner-up (1981, 1984) |
Highest Break | ? |
Cliff Wilson was a professional snooker player.
Wilson was a talented amateur who grew up in the same town, Tredegar, as his friend and rival Ray Reardon. He won the National Under-19 Championship in 1952 and 1953, and the Welsh Amateur Championship in 1956.
Snooker's popularity was on the wane at this time. Wilson became disillusioned with the game and gave up snooker completely for fifteen years. His interest rekindled in the early 1970s, and he finally turned professional in 1979, aged 45. He broke into the top sixteen for one season, 1988/89.
He died in 1994.