What Is the nickname of snooker player Cliff Thorburn?
Cliff Thorburn Cliff Thorburn Clifford Charles Devlin "Cliff" Thorburn (born January 16, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. He won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the title in the sport's modern era. He was also ranked number one that year. In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to compile a maximum break at the World Championship. He is one of two snooker players inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the other being George Chenier. His slow, determined style of play earned him the nickname "The Grinder". Thorburn first
Cliff Thorburn ranking tournaments in 1988 after failing a drug test. He is the father of two children, Jamie and Andrew. Thorburn won around C$2.5 million in prize money during his 25-year career but also received a considerable income from "inter alia" billiards equipment endorsements, exhibition games, a snooker instruction book and an autobiography, "Playing for Keeps", published in 1987. Cliff Thorburn Clifford Charles Devlin "Cliff" Thorburn (born January 16, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. He won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the title in the sport's modern