David Taylor (snooker player) David Taylor (snooker player) David Taylor (born 29 July 1943) is a retired English professional snooker player. He won the World and English Amateur Championships in 1968, before the success of those wins encouraged him to turn professional. Although an excellent player, Taylor never quite reached the very top of the game. He was nicknamed "The Silver Fox" because of his prematurely grey hair. He reached three major finals, but lost them all. The first was the UK Championship in 1978 (he lost to Doug Mountjoy 9–15). Then, in 1981, he lost to Steve Davis in the Yamaha Organs Trophy
John Whitty (snooker player) 2–7 defeat. In 2015, he made it again among the last 32nd Also at the Amateur World Championship he competed twice, once he was there in the last 32nd John Whitty is a friend and training partner of Rod Lawler. John Whitty (snooker player) John Whitty (born 7 November 1977) is an English former professional snooker player. John Whitty began his snooker career in the Snooker season 1995/1996, when the professional tour was still open to all players. In his first tournament, the Thailand Classic, he survived three qualifying rounds and in the Grand Prix he beat, among others, Hugh