Doug Mountjoy R I P

Lincsaddick

Went from the Welsh coal mines to become a top snooker player of yesteryear .. died on Valentines Day aged 78

stonemuse

RIP

Stig

One of the olden day snooker greats. RIP

Saga Lout

Remember him on Pot Black. RIP

Anna_Kissed

I much enjoyed watching 'Pot Black' in the '70s.
RIP

charlton4ever

Saga Lout said:

Remember him on Pot Black. RIP

RIP Doug.  And I loved Pot Black!

Lincsaddick

Anna_Kissed said:

I much enjoyed watching 'Pot Black' in the '70s.
RIP

for those watching in black and white, the green is next to the pink ((:>) (excuse the frivolity on a R I P thread)

jonseventyfive

My Dad played DM as his prize for winning a Pontins snooker tournament, Doug did a selection of trick shots and beat my Dad rather easily, he was an absolute Gent the whole time, RIP.

Lordflashheart

A very measured snooker player - my Dad met him and said he was top class, real gent - RIP

Chippycafc

RIP

Rob

RIP

Solidgone

RIP

soapy_jones

Potted the black!

RIP. Great memories, great player!

bobmunro

It might be memory playing tricks on me (yet again!) but seem to recall DM used to line the cue up to the side of his jaw on the inside rather than the traditional technique of in the middle? It worked for him and he was a top player in his day.

RIP Doug

LoOkOuT

RIP

CafcWest

Fond memories of snooker in its heyday including Doug. RIP.

Addick Addict

RIP

killer kish

RIP Doug

killerandflash

RIP. I remember his career unexpectedly having a second wind in the late 80s

Covered End

Doug was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1993, so did really well all things considered.RIP.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/51946334

Algarveaddick

RIP - One from the days when you could recognise virtually all the top twenty players instantly... Blimey, I'm old.   

alan dugdale

RIP

Sark99

bobmunro said:

It might be memory playing tricks on me (yet again!) but seem to recall DM used to line the cue up to the side of his jaw on the inside rather than the traditional technique of in the middle? It worked for him and he was a top player in his day.

RIP Doug

I think you will find Graham Miles was the player who lined his cue up that way.

bobmunro

Sark99 said:

bobmunro said:

It might be memory playing tricks on me (yet again!) but seem to recall DM used to line the cue up to the side of his jaw on the inside rather than the traditional technique of in the middle? It worked for him and he was a top player in his day.

RIP Doug

I think you will find Graham Miles was the player who lined his cue up that way.

Thanks.

As I said, memory playing tricks, which happens more and more often these days!

Johnnysummers5

RIP Doug