Kirk Stevens vs Jimmy White (6:09) Cliff Thorburn vs Dennis Taylor (36:05) Jimmy White vs John Parrott (1:05:14) Jimmy White vs David (1:29:22) Jimmy White vs Dennis Taylor (1:50:22)
Cliff and Kirk such great players! Cliff once said if Kirk would have committed himself more to the game, he would have been world champion! And i agree!
Jimmy White and Kirk Stevens have been two of the greatest and most genuine sportsmen to ever play the game, and they both exhibit it here. A delightful video of a delightful rematch of their famous encounter :) And the two old guys can still shoot great, too. In fact all these old guys have obviously got some serious game left in them!
Jamie Hammond a friend of mine had a 3/4 sized snooker table in his basement in Manchester and had a three day session with Alex Higgins, Jimmy white and Kirk Stevens. Drinking and playing snooker. Kirk was the life and soul of the party apparently. Wish I'd been there!
Yes and Jimmy is my fav and I am a Canadian. I think if Jimmy and Kirk didn't partake in the rock star lifestyle as much they would have won more tourneys.
In the middle of reading Jimmy White' book at the moment. What a life. Always used to love watching, Jimmy, Alex and Kirk back in the day. What id have given to go on a session with any or all of those three. Not sure how long id have lasted. Not so much into snooker now but when these guys were at the table the game really came alive. Brilliant stuff.
Dennis Tayllor still knocks those long reds in like he did during the 80's, still playing really well, nice to see the Canadians here, surely legends of the game!
Holy shit i never thought Kirk would still have game. What a player! I've no doubt that if he hadn't succumbed to addiction he'd have went on to win numerous ranking titles. Still, his performances are some of my favorite moments in snooker.
Kirk learned how to play snooker at The Golden Cue in Scarborough. He never went to school (Bendale also known as Benjail) but they phoned every day to make sure he was there. When he was 14 he was running century breaks routinely. Joe was the owner and Paul worked there. Joe taught him a lot. So did Sammy who moved from Ireland to Scarborough. Kirk made a lot of money playing at the Golden Cue. Joe would back him if anyone wanted to play him for money. He once took a pool player from America for 15 thousand at the Golden Cue when he was only fourteen years old. Joe put up all the money.
Cliff wasn't nearly as bad. I knew Cliff to talk to as he lived in Markham Canada for a long time. A good golfer and a good drinker but not too bright. My brother is a teacher and taught Cliff's kid in school. The kid wasn't too bright he took after his father.
The tribute song is wonderfull !!! Thank you for the respect and honour this great champion still get !!! ALEX HIGGENS THE BEST OF THE SNOOKER LEGENDS !!! L.M.
Loved to see this,and the older players come back n av fun,nice to see they still av it👍 can't top Dennis soh😆jv still as good crack n patter👍n godd bless David ,even tho all what he as been thru is had a good soh, I'd watch these clips all day 👍🤩 thank u
When Ray Reardon was 84, he made a 124 break. Even at 87, he still makes the occasional Century break. It's really nice to see Kirk again. He can really pot difficult balls with power. Steve Davis retired as he was knocked out in the first round to qualify. He was 59 and lost the hunger to win. He would have been 7 times world champion if he had not missed the black against Dennis Taylor. I saw that great final and the final with Alex Higgins and Jimmy White. Jimmy came so close to clinching the title, but seemed to lack the discipline to win a frame. He was, and is, a truly great potter. I will never forget those matches.
Was lovely to see Kirk play ,👍 but have to say we all forget John Virgo is such an entertainer and always actively involved in commentary and exhibitions, so a big thanks to John also 👍👍❤️
@@billybonkers94 my thought's exactly mate I've always liked JV and I know this was his job....but he was going on far too much especially during shots.
That and just out of practise basically... retired from main circuit long ago. He still played ok here, but notice the 'snatchy' cue action, which tends to happen when players get out of it and age. Great fun nonetheless.
Love watching the ex-pros in these kinda games, brings back memories of yesterday. I always supported the Whirlwind being a left-hander myself. He deserved to be a World Champion.
This was a good video but from 129;45 to 150;00 was something that really stirred up my emotions,a brilliant display of class, kindness and humbleness,and now in my happy favourites video collection god bless. Also great to see my two favourite canadian pool messiah's,Cliff Thorburn and Kirk Stevens.
I understand what you mean . The fact that Jimmy white allowed a blind person play him was beautiful . Sheer sportsmanship and love . Amazing. Need more people like this .
I love the way that they helped Mr. Rathbone against Jimmy White !!! With humor and whitout any pushing !!! I like it, why is this not possible in the whole world!!! ❤❤❤😊😊😊 L.M.
Me too, he was totally different to the rest with the flashy gear and rock star hair and he was an exciting player to watch; pity he got into the drugs he never fulfilled his full potential as a player IMO .
Closing Sheffield Crucible Can anyone tell me if this is true I've been told they want coronavirus certificates to enter The Sheffield steel boys are going to picket the venue..
Good to see Kirk still playing, made me also remember other Canadian players such as Cliff thorburn and Bill werberniuk usually with a beer in his hand RIP.
With all these 40 something's in the game doing so well.. Just look at mark Williams for instance,, would be lovely to see the great Kirk Stevens .make a come back..
@@digitalsketchguy Closing Sheffield Crucible Can anyone tell me if this is true I've been told they want coronavirus certificates to enter The Sheffield steel boys are going to picket the venue..
Kirk lived down St Neots Rd in Sandy Bedfordshire UK in late 1980's.,...Had a drink with him in the Nelson pub and a couple of us went to his house and had more drinks....Seemed a normal guy....!
This is why snooker went mental in the 70s and especially the 80s.....it was because we had genuine characters. There was someone for everybody to love and support. My man was Jimmy White, its him who inspired me to learn the game & a great game it is too. Such fond memories tucking into my small single bed in the boxroom with my 14" portable tv at the end of the bed at my feet. I remember my mother letting me stay up really late to watch the final between Hendry & Williams when Hendry bottled it over the middle bag. Being a welshman i was bouncing for Williams to win it. Those were the days. Hetty weinthrope investigates followed by the snooker. Nostalgic as heck. Loved it🥰
great to see Kirk again , i shall always remember THAT session @ wembley where White Magic got the maxi and the Whirlwind played some sensational exhibition shots, much as i like JV , i wish, sometimes , he would let the game breath a little bit ....thanks for posting Snooker Legends :D
2 of my absolute favorite players of all time and i have met them both in Brixton Snooker Center years ago Kirk and Jimmy, Jimmy grew up playing in Zanz in Tooting but played in our local often along with Tony Meo Neil Folds and many others
I don't know why but Jimmy white reminds me of the unknown legendary hustler whom I used to prepare for and try to beat in pool video games I played all through my childhood .
Kirk was absolute dynamite. Loved him and Jimmy in the 80s. Remember Kirk’s white suit? I think we’ll always remember the game’s entertainers. There’s Ronnie, obviously, but Alex was the ultimate genius. Some of his shots were not of this world.
This was great really enjoyed this Alex was a character really how can he ever be forgotten never it was also nice to see Kirk I remember the 147 he mad what a green to get on the brown amazing jimmy my hero and what amazing player the best rest player even now I really feel sorry that he never won the embassy title should of Dennis was so funny as well great match with David 85 never forget him waving his finger parrot can still play a bit but never in the same league as the rest really but won the title so you have to give him credit for that cliff was a great player as well but myself I found him to boring my opinion but was amazing to watch all the characters in the game, and John Virgo was still very funny and was a great snooker player as well
