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
Sean O'Neill (snooker player) Sean O'Neill (snooker player) Sean O'Neill (born 20 January 1981) is Northern Irish former professional snooker player. After winning every major snooker tournament in Northern Ireland, O’Neill retired at the age of 23 and turned himself into an entrepreneur, running a number of successful businesses from property management, high street retails, to life-coaching. Sean O’Neill was born in Daisy Hill in Newry, Northern Ireland. The only son of businessman Rory O’Neill and Rosemary Rooney. He was raised on a family farm by his grandmother. At the age of 11, O’Neill entered his first business by selling fireworks. From an initial