Fred Davis OBE (14 August 1913 – 16 April 1998) was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards. He was an eight-time World Snooker Championship winner from 1948 to 1956, and a two-time winner of the World Billiards Championship.

Fred Davis, OBE (14 August 1913 – 16 April 1998) was an English professional player of snooker and billiards, one of only two players ever to win the world title in both, the other being his brother Joe.

Name: Fred Davis MBE. DOB: August 13th, 1913. Nationality: English. Professional Career: 1929-1992. Highest Ranking: #4 (1976/77) Highest Break: Career Highlights: Three Times World Champion, Twice News of the World Championship Winner, Twice World Billiards Championship Winner, Five Times World Matchplay Champion. Early Years

Fred’s B.A & C.C. Certificate confirming his winning the Junior Professional English Billiards Championship in November 1931. Trying to date pictures and programmes during the 1939/45 period is difficult so they may not be in true chronological order!

Apr 23, 1998 · After winning the English boys' snooker title, he blithely turned pro at 16, won the junior professional billiards championship at 18 and again the next year. By then he was concentrating on...

Apr 17, 1998 · Fred Davis, one of the all-time snooker and billiards greats, has died aged 84. He died in his sleep at home in Denbigh, north Wales, 97 years to the day since his elder brother Joe, who held...

Apr 16, 1998 · One of snooker's most popular players, Fred Davis, has died at his home in Denbigh, North Wales. He was aged 84. Although he often lived in the shadow of his elder brother Joe, Davis won the...

Davis initially focused on traditional English billiards, winning the Junior National Championship in 1929. In the early 1930s, he turned his attention to snooker, making his debut in the World Snooker Championship in 1937.

Oct 7, 2023 · Between 1948 and 1956, the snooker world might as well have been called the “Fred Davis Show”. With three World Professional Billiards Championships and an uncanny ability to keep his opponents perpetually “snookered”, Davis established himself as …

Sep 15, 2024 · Fred Davis was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards. He was an eight-time World Snooker Championship winner from 1948 to 1956, and a ...