Joe Davis Totally Explained

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ť For the California governor often called "Joe Davis" by his critics, see Gray Davis.

Joe Davis, OBE (born 15 April, 1901 in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England; died 10 July, 1978 in Hampshire, England) was an English professional player of English billiards and later snooker. Joe's brother Fred, twelve years his junior, was also a snooker player and multiple World Champion. When Joe met Fred in the world championship final of 1940, Joe won 37-36.
   Joe Davis became a professional billards player at the age of 18, having won the Chesterfield Championship aged 13. In 1926 he reached his first World Billiards final but was unsuccessful against defending champion Tom Newman. He reached the final again the following year and was runner-up again to the same opponent. It was to be a case of third time lucky for Davis when he defeated Newman in 1928 to become the billiards world champion for the first time and he'd defend his title for the next three years - against Newman again in 1929 and 1930 and New Zealender Clark McConachy in 1932. He contested the final two more time in 1933 and 1934 losing on both occasions to Australian Walter Lindrum.
   Coinciding with his peak as a billiards player, Davis' interests shifted to snooker and he helped to organise the first snooker world championship in 1927 and won the tournament by beating Tom Dennis 20-10, for which he won £6 10s. He went on to win every world championship until 1946, when he retired from the event. He continued to play professionally until 1964. Davis was also the World Professional Billiards Champion from 1928 until 1932.
   In the 1950s, Joe Davis attempted to popularise a new game called snooker plus. This game had two extra coloured balls, an orange and a purple, but it never took off. He achieved the first officially recognised maximum break in snooker of 147 in 1955 in an exhibition match at Leicester Square Hall, the country's mecca for billiards enthusiasts. He was officially beaten on level terms just four times in his career. He was awarded the OBE in 1963.
   Joe Davis died two months after collapsing while watching his brother play Perrie Mans in the 1978 world snooker championship semi-final. His home, in Whitwell, Derbyshire bears a plaque commemorating him.

Joe Davis is no relation to snooker player Steve Davis.
Currently, his grandson, Joe Davis III, lives in San Jose, California.

Tournament wins

World Championship - 1927–1940, 1946

News of the World Championship - 1950, 1953, 1956Further Information

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