Fred Davis OBE (14 August 1913 – 16 April 1998) was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards. He was an eight-time World Snooker Championship winner from 1948 to 1956, and a two-time winner of the World Billiards Championship.

Name: Fred Davis MBE. DOB: August 13th, 1913. Nationality: English. Professional Career: 1929-1992. Highest Ranking: #4 (1976/77) Highest Break: Career Highlights: Three Times World Champion, Twice News of the World Championship Winner, Twice World Billiards Championship Winner, Five Times World Matchplay Champion. Early Years

Fred Davis, OBE (14 August 1913 – 16 April 1998) was an English professional player of snooker and billiards, one of only two players ever to win the world title in both, the other being his brother Joe. He was one of the most popular personalities in the game. His professional career lasted from 1929 to 1993.

1998年4月23日 · Fred Davis, a genial cue shark who smiled his way to eight world professional snooker championships and helped lay the groundwork for the game's raging popularity in Britain, died last...

2023年10月7日 · Between 1948 and 1956, the snooker world might as well have been called the “Fred Davis Show”. With three World Professional Billiards Championships and an uncanny ability to keep his opponents perpetually “snookered”, Davis established himself as …

The 1967 World Open Snooker Championship was a series of 51 matches between Fred Davis and Rex Williams for the title won by Davis at the 1960 World Open Snooker Championship.Despite the name of the competition, Davis and Williams were the only contestants. Williams took the title by winning 26 matches to Davis' 25, a winning margin having been achieved at 26–23.

Explore the life of Fred Davis, an English snooker legend, World Cup champion, and sibling of Joe Davis. Discover his career and achievements in snooker.

1998年4月16日 · Fred Davis OBE (14 August 1913 – 16 April 1998) was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards. He was an eight-time World Snooker Championship winner from 1948 to 1956, and a two-time winner of the World Billiards Championship.

In the early 1930s, he turned his attention to snooker, making his debut in the World Snooker Championship in 1937. Despite high expectations, he lost in the first round. Rise to Prominence Undeterred by his early setback, Davis persevered, adapting his game to overcome his severe short-sightedness with the help of tailored glasses.

Fred Davis O.B.E. The following pages and pictures are a result of Fred Davis’s relatives being left with the sad and difficult task of handling and sorting out, on her death, the estate of Fred’s daughter . They kindly donated the papers and pictures about …