William Alexander Werbeniuk ( / ˌwɜːrbɛˈnɪk / WURR-ben-IK; 14 January 1947 - 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed " Big Bill ". Former snooker player Bill Werbeniuk has died of heart failure in Canada at the age of 56. Werbeniuk, who passed away on Monday in Vancouver, spent the last three years of his life in.
William Werbeniuk Was The Biggest Lad In Sporting History
Fri 24 Jan 2003 08.16 EST Bill Werbeniuk, who has died aged 56, was a cult hero in the world of snooker, known for his prodigious consumption of lager. Four times a quarter-finalist in the. Bill Werbeniuk, the 20-stone snooker star who prepared for matches by drinking eight pints of lager followed by a pint for every frame, has died at the age of 56. The Canadian, who helped. William Alexander Werbeniuk was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and also a UK Championship semi-finalist, reaching a career high world ranking of #8 for the 1983-84 season. Built more like a wrestler than a snooker player, Werbeniuk was a leading character on a colourful professional tour that Barry Hearn once astutely described as "a soap opera with balls".
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Bill was a legend, drinker, smoker, classy snooker player, a naturally likeable man and I would love to have met him. Reg Ollis, England My friends and I grew up watching Bill Werbeniuk and wishing we could play like him - hitting miracle shots and smiling as if it was second nature when they came off. Werbeniuk's era was the golden age of Canadian snooker - Cliff Thorburn and Kirk Stevens were also ranked in the top eight in the World in the early 1980s. Thorburn won the 1980 World. Bill Werbeniuk, the heavyweight former professional snooker player from Canada, has died in a Vancouver hospital at the age of 56. He was being treated for heart problems and had been in. 22 January 2003 • 12:40am. Former snooker player Bill Werbeniuk has died of heart failure. Along with Cliff Thorburn and Kirk Stevens, 'Big Bill' as he was often known formed a powerful trio of.
William Werbeniuk Was The Biggest Lad In Sporting History
Despite looking like one of Harry Enfield's scousers with his tight curly hair and moustache, Canadian snooker ace Big Bill Werbeniuk was a great drinker—maybe the greatest. He'd sup eight pints before he even stepped out with his cue, then continue drinking through the frames. Updated 26/04/2016 at 19:56 GMT Before his World Championship quarter-final got under way against Barry Hawkins at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Marco Fu told Desmond Kane about how fans'.
Former Canadian snooker star Bill Werbeniuk has died of heart failure at the age of 56. Along with Cliff Thorburn and Kirk Stevens, 'Big Bill' as he was often known formed a powerful trio of. 1991 UK Championship. Round 4. 0. 1991 Grand Prix. Round 4. 0. Total. 250. Snooker player Bill Werbeniuk's professional Match results, Frame scores, centuries, prize money, statistics from season 1991-1992 - Snooker Database of Results & Statistics.
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William Alexander Werbeniuk (14 January 1947 - 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and also a UK Championship semi-finalist, reaching a career high world ranking of #8 for the 1983-84. Cliff Thorburn has led the tributes to fellow Canadian snooker player Bill Werbeniuk, who has died of heart failure at the age of 56. Werbeniuk, who died on Monday in Vancouver, spent the last.
