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Eddie ReardonRay Reardon Ray Reardon Welsh professional snooker player (1932–2024) Raymond Reardon (8 October 1932 – 19 July 2024) was a Welsh professional snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker Championship six times and claiming more than a dozen other professional titles. Due to his dark widow's peak and prominent eye teeth, he was nicknamed "Dracula". Quick facts Born, Died ... Ray Reardon MBE Reardon in 1949 Born (1932-10-08)8 October 1932 Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales Died 19 July 2024(2024-07-19) (aged 91) Sport country Wales Nickname Dracula[1] Professional 1967–1991 Highest ranking 1 (1976–1981, 1982–1983) Tournament wins Ranking 5 World Champion 1970 1973 1974 1975 1976 1978 Close Until his mid-thirties, Reardon worked as a coal miner and… (Source: Wikipedia)
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