I grew up watching Ray 91yrs & then Terry 78yrs, who were my favourite players. Both are still going strong. ❤️❤
@thegrimreaper4915
2 жыл бұрын
Only ever seen him at night. He played for centuries.
@bottlecap57
10 ай бұрын
😂
@oddjobtriumph1635
3 жыл бұрын
Dracula was my fave player growing up as a kid
@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine what would happen if Dracula was to bite into your swollen fart?
@oddjobtriumph1635
2 жыл бұрын
@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO might give him Wind
@judecooney6257
4 ай бұрын
Mine too!
@alancowzer1
Жыл бұрын
The GOAT
@robert-hh2ft
Жыл бұрын
ray was not overly cocky but had a self assured confidence in the way that he should have having done all he had he just had a quiet class about him
@MrGloryglorymanutd18
2 жыл бұрын
At 18:52 reardon plays one of the best snookers in a world final I've ever seen.
@kldalm1379
3 жыл бұрын
I just discovered a real living legend .. wow.
@ianharrison2490
3 жыл бұрын
I played him 2-0 to me whoop
@Bloxdio_God
3 жыл бұрын
And to think he was past his prime when he turned professional. A truly great player had every facet of the game and cast iron under pressure. He would have done very well in today's game. All time great no question about it.
@flappospammo
3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest of all time , king of the 70's . Charismatic , funny and utterly brilliant
@rodmact6548
6 жыл бұрын
Just the best, all things considered - the old tables, cloth, balls - truly remarkable.
@danishpastry2885
Ай бұрын
Yup bonkers good….he is a true master.
@RhysTucker2603
2 жыл бұрын
What a player! Look at those pockets, very tight!
@iseeolly9959
5 жыл бұрын
Now having the benefit of watching the whole vid.....my goodness, he was a brave and wonderful player!...no wonder Ronnie went to him for help, he was a quick and confident player.
@Del-yv1qy
3 жыл бұрын
Always rated Ray Reardon very highly and a lovely charactor as well.
@darrenharlow8947
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in the 70's@80's watching ray reardon and what a fantastic player he was.watching him play now is eye opening
@stevegasparutti8341
3 жыл бұрын
Very similar to Steve Davis at his pomp. Calm, cool and take no chances.
@Andyc18
3 жыл бұрын
That shot from green to brown was sensational! 15:20
@latergator915
3 жыл бұрын
This needs to be top comment
@dereksteele5543
3 жыл бұрын
No player in the history of the sport exuded the aura and "bossed" the room in quite the way Ray Reardon did. Arguably the greatest tactician of all time and certainly in the top 3 players ever to pick up a cue !
@joshhodkinson9305
3 жыл бұрын
And it's telling that shortly after he started mentoring Ronnie around 2004, the Rocket's level went up several notches. Ronnie bulldozed his way through the latter rounds in '04.
@postscript67
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, a real grace about the way he played. No shot overplayed. The aura of being in complete control. And not a little showmanship too. See that shot on the green against Charlton.
@thegrimreaper4915
3 жыл бұрын
Well he crossed oceans to time to become a great tactician.
@dlamiss
3 жыл бұрын
Yes thats a great shout he had a aura of invincibility at the table and remained a serious competitor until his personal problems surfaced around 1985....
@Bloxdio_God
2 жыл бұрын
I'd go along with that.
@trappenweisseguy27
2 жыл бұрын
He has a very quick and decisive hit and follow through. Takes Very high confidence.
@chrisbland6942
6 жыл бұрын
The long brown he pots with canon to blue in the '82 World final against Higgins must be one of the finest shots under pressure EVER! Pinching that frame after needing a snooker made it 15-15.
@bottlecap57
6 жыл бұрын
Ray showing just why he was one of the true greats. Terrific!
@allansolomon2137
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect stance, bridge and cue action. Master tactician. Ray never had many balls roll off. Great trick shot show second to none. Got a signed copy of his book Classic Snooker when attending an exhibition in 1981. Great player and a great man.
@Bloxdio_God
6 жыл бұрын
Reardon one of the greatest players in history and to think he turned professional AFTER his prime. Up there with the very best. He had it all.
@chrisbland6942
6 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Him, Spencer, Gary and Marcus Owen, Houlihan, Gross, Edmonds, Hood, Barron and a number of others, couldn't afford to turn pro in the 60's. All great amateurs but there was no money in the game.
@kennethtalbott2233
2 жыл бұрын
i forgot just how good Ray Reardon was. immense.
@safkhan1894
2 жыл бұрын
The only comments I could make about the Legendary Ray Reardon are that he was a true professional a true gentleman and the greatest ambassador for the sport it's a shame that I never saw the best of him I started to watch snooker from the age of 13 in 1980 great tactition great technician brilliant in every aspect it's a shame there are not any players of his courteous gentlemanous around today it's a shame I was not old enough to understand snooker in the 1970s when he was in his prime and he was the man.Period. In my opinion the greatest player of all time.
@breeze1472
2 жыл бұрын
I play alot of snooker and learnt angles and application from watching Ray Reardon...thank you top man
@iseeolly9959
5 жыл бұрын
An absolute gentleman...god bless him.
@ianwatkins6202
4 жыл бұрын
Without doubt the great Ray Reardon the best player from the 70's
@charltt
4 жыл бұрын
John Spencer's comment about the difference between Reardon and Mans was a great one and very true. Reardon could win the table at one visit as this video demonstrates.
@dvidclapperton
Жыл бұрын
But could he win a frame at his very first visit of the frame immediately after his opponent broke off and do it again and sgsin, and/or win at the his next visit to the table after he himself broke off again and again like today's plsyers can? Could he have make 800+ career centuries had his peak been over the last 20 years?
@GEGBoxing
10 күн бұрын
Centuries are recorded differently to the old days.
@ibrarali9369
3 жыл бұрын
Ray was some player.
@simodo11
3 жыл бұрын
Ray really was one of the greatest ,I’ve watched some of his old matches ,he made the game look easy ,his shots were fantastic ,and long pots and difficult shots from the cushion were made to look simple but wasn’t , wonderful player
@KushalSharma007
6 жыл бұрын
No matter which year is it, No matter which century it is, No matter which arena it is, No matter who are the players..... There is a someone in the audience who always coughs and distracts everybody.... What a remarkable consistency of the coughing audience. 🤧😷🤒😪🤧😪😷
@johnmc3862
3 жыл бұрын
Its smoking, it was very prevalent. Snooker was also sponsored by5 tobacco companies.
@RenegadeRanga
4 ай бұрын
Consummate gentlemen, great player and the man who made Ronnie complete.
@kenmcfarland4287
3 жыл бұрын
Superb player, i used to love watching him play and he was humorous with it too !
@jonathancox9501
2 жыл бұрын
The green against eddie and the brown against Alex ! Oh boy.
@opencurtin
3 жыл бұрын
What a clearance so many difficult shots !
@bejay69
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely to see the players of yesteryear, I remember them well. Even Len Ganley!!
@samuelj8592
5 жыл бұрын
A Great video showing what an all round player Ray Reardon was, I was amazed by his long potting, his temperement to finish off frames and matches under pressure, not only safety play. In way you can see how great players on one generation inspired the next.
@JohnSmith-su3ze
3 жыл бұрын
Reardon the best all-round player of all-time. Consistency, temperament, potting, safety, creativity, longevity, tactical, mental strength etc.....Reardon had no weak links in his game
@ziaulhassan2134
3 жыл бұрын
I like his playing style
@MrGloryglorymanutd18
3 жыл бұрын
Reardon regards O'Sullivan as by far the Goat.I'm surprised at how good he himself was and what a great shot on the first black along the cushion to pot it was difficult but he powered it in and came back out lovely on the reds.One of the true greats he was himself.
@juddtrumpoverratedbottler3216
2 жыл бұрын
Ronnie is by far the greatest player of all time.numbers never lie With Selby a close second best
@GwladYrHaf
11 ай бұрын
@@juddtrumpoverratedbottler3216 does Selby have the second best numbers ?
@mustafahaider8399
4 жыл бұрын
Wow what a consistency of Cough Patients :-@
@oddjobtriumph1635
3 жыл бұрын
pure class
@blakeyonthebuses
6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic player.If he was around today he'd be greater still
@SOFAJEDI
4 жыл бұрын
Love this. What a shot maker. Demon with a rest too.
@chrisbland6942
6 жыл бұрын
This footage is like gold dust! Amazing!
@jazzthief81
5 жыл бұрын
15:21 What a positional shot!
@snookeringu2tonightu231
5 жыл бұрын
One of the best shots I have seen from this early 80s era.
@djtaylormade1195
3 жыл бұрын
Superlative!
@ibrarali9369
3 жыл бұрын
Unreal
@johnmc3862
3 жыл бұрын
That’s why he was known as the magician, superb.
@bullsnutsoz
5 жыл бұрын
All of us Aussies just adore ol raymond...in the day
@ScottPark-gm8ki
2 жыл бұрын
Ray reardon,Stephen hendry and ronnie o"sullivan are the 3 best ever snooker players ever.
@DanYule55
4 ай бұрын
Steve Davis?
@stephent9677
3 жыл бұрын
Looked every inch a top player. Was coming to the end of his career when I started watching snooker 81/82 so enjoyed this video.
@jonathancox9501
2 жыл бұрын
Ray used to lift his head quite often on the shot and his cue arm never looked straight but it never made a blind bit of difference.....he was a quality player...a genius....to me equates to Jocky wilson in darts.....Jockey used to jump off the floor and snatch like a looney but again.....it didnt matter....He knew where they were going !!!
@thirpalshk
6 жыл бұрын
Super video... has to be the best Reardon video I've ever seen. The clearance against Stevens was amazing.
@judecooney6257
4 ай бұрын
You should watch his world semi against Eddie Charlton. Ray was brilliant in that. Also, Ray was one of very few to whitewash Steve Davis in tournament play. Managed it four times in the 1980s
@flappospammo
3 жыл бұрын
Always fun watching him kick steady eddie's arse
@malhotraroger9106
3 жыл бұрын
The GOAT ?
@jahno7154
Жыл бұрын
I'm gutted I never saw Ray Reardon at his best I started watching snooker in 1982. Snooker meant nothing to us in the 70s we had black and white tv until 1980
@jeffng4048
6 жыл бұрын
His white ball control is not perfect (may be former table not fast) but his accuracy is absolutely incredible.
@gregjacobs8544
3 жыл бұрын
nobody's is
@SimonPhillips76
3 жыл бұрын
These tables are like playing on a veneer of treacle compared to modern match tables.
@thegrimreaper4915
3 жыл бұрын
Well, he's had centuries of practice to perfect his accuracy. .
@snookeringu2tonightu231
5 жыл бұрын
A fantastic compilation. Thank you for uploading as always.
@steve-bk1qd
Жыл бұрын
potting the green to get on the brown...superb
@paulbennett4009
10 ай бұрын
The best all round player ever for me and I say that partly as he was 35 when he turned pro. How many world titles would he have won if he had have been allowed to at 18?
@bottlecap57
10 ай бұрын
Very difficult to know how many titles Ray could have won. He would have been up against the likes of Joe and Fred Davis, Pulman etc. I know he played the occasional exhibition with Joe though I'm not sure how he fared.
@kangkayu
Жыл бұрын
Keep calm & stay cool 😎
@misterkefir
5 жыл бұрын
oldest to become a world champion, ever - 46 years old great play indeed, really nice.
@40cormac
2 жыл бұрын
Not any more
@misterkefir
2 жыл бұрын
@@40cormac Indeed! ;) Ronnie deserved that distiction for sure. Glad he made it happen.
@mixolydian2010
6 жыл бұрын
Great video, what a potter!
@lakmeister
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome....great all round game...6 times champion and great character
@NR-rv8rz
5 жыл бұрын
Damn, they didn't give applause as easily back in the day did they?
@markwhittaker6866
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@mizofan
6 жыл бұрын
Marvellous.
@thegrimreaper4915
2 жыл бұрын
Ray Reardon only plays at night. He's not really a mourning person.
@ajs41
6 жыл бұрын
The tables were enormously slower back then. I think they're too fast these days actually.
@mrvillan6951
4 жыл бұрын
Bigger pockets in those days too.
@firewizzard86
3 жыл бұрын
@@mrvillan6951 really?
@mrvillan6951
3 жыл бұрын
@@firewizzard86 Really. Though I believe the technical term was tight. Alex Higgins (for one) complained that they were too big and made the game easier for lesser players.
@Oldlard
3 жыл бұрын
@@mrvillan6951 that said, they had to fight a lot more issues. The nap effect was far more pronounced for example.
@johnmc3862
3 жыл бұрын
Too fast for who. Club tables who be fine for amateurs, pros need superfine class this for what they want to do.
@paulmoran3482
2 жыл бұрын
Master 👌
@sewob147
2 жыл бұрын
Ted Lowe does Yoda: "Playing brilliant snooker is this former World Champion Ray Reardon"
@corey1845
5 жыл бұрын
you can clearly hear, that smoking was more common back in the days
@Billdick360
5 жыл бұрын
Steady Eddie was Gutted! 😢
@joshhodkinson9305
2 жыл бұрын
Perrie Mans won the Masters in 1979 with a high break of 48.
@rickiandavis
Жыл бұрын
It'd be nice if they clean up & upgrade these old clips
@robert-hh2ft
Жыл бұрын
ths is going to aound like bullshit but is true i went to the wake of my partners father in paignton in devon and met ray because my partners dad was rays gardener and shook his hand ray was a true class above a decent man who had real values this you wont hear about but it happened true enough
@stan4097
3 жыл бұрын
Plenty of smokers in the crowd back then
@seandanes3945
5 жыл бұрын
In the first clip. It say 23 to 18! How many frames did they have per match?
@igorszamaszow171
3 жыл бұрын
The 1978 world final was best of 49
@seandanes3945
3 жыл бұрын
@@igorszamaszow171 thanks
@danishpastry2885
Ай бұрын
Blimey….
@rorus9530
2 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or is that cue unusually short?
@garychapman4294
6 жыл бұрын
Great to see ray near his prime, and he always lifted his head slightly even in his heyday, I met at butlins I was 16,he signed my cue for me,I varnished in it later
@rodmact6548
6 жыл бұрын
Yes I always noticed the head lifting because it was so drilled in to never move it. Never mind the Hurricane LOL!
@duncanholding7636
Ай бұрын
He beat Steve Davis 5/0 in the 88 British open. Amazing result
@rafaelrocha1047
5 жыл бұрын
I am Drácula
@thalessilva1
3 жыл бұрын
Kkkk você nem chega aos pés dele
@rickiandavis
Жыл бұрын
All the greats lost ta Reardon, most clips are of Reardon losses
@spookysandwich1355
3 жыл бұрын
sounds like aload of coronavirus going on in the crowd
@markwhittaker6866
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@ibrarali9369
3 жыл бұрын
The game seams easier back then. Maybe cloths used to be thicker.
@MalcolmClarke25
Жыл бұрын
Ted Lowe only ever refers to nationality.
@MW-zu3ci
2 жыл бұрын
No one mentioning the farm animals in the audience
@robert-hh2ft
Жыл бұрын
but my partners brother was also there a real idiot he was and asked ray if he was any good at snooker i will leave it up to you to imagine what ray said to him
@FreddysHamster
Жыл бұрын
Mountjoy ending looks a bit fishy to me with nobody being able to even look at each other. Parrot free ball just as fishy.
@TheBigSausageFarmer
Жыл бұрын
they playing in a funeral home or something wi that stage dressing
@joelmcmordie7348
2 жыл бұрын
needs more coughing
@simonhulme7173
Ай бұрын
Not a big fan of putting the scores on the screen back then were they. Driving me nuts not knowing what the break is, or the frames. The commentators mostly talk over the referee so can't hear him either..
@anguschiggins2161
2 жыл бұрын
Came to see Ray but I never really appreciated the modern tables. Minimal cue control, cushion bounce and the balls sound awful on these vintage tables. At least it was in colour and the cloth was still green - at least some familiarity!! 😉
@Eurobunneh
3 жыл бұрын
That is a very slow table.
@DanYule55
4 ай бұрын
This was the norm back then.
@Eat-MyGoal
4 ай бұрын
Let's expunge the term 'counter-clearance' from the snooker lexicon. It's just 'a clearance'. You're literally parroting John...
@jamespalmer980
2 жыл бұрын
Ted Lowes commentary was so ridiculous. It’s as though he’s commentating on the second coming of Christ not Ray Rearden playing a shot to nothing safety.
@eddiepower3876
5 жыл бұрын
Why did you upload this in slow motion?
@mqb5151
22 күн бұрын
Perry was an awful player
@dvidclapperton
Жыл бұрын
Not spectacular by today's standards.
@alanmctavish4802
2 жыл бұрын
Tavy@ a mean ray reardon was a great player during the 1970s but would he win the world title in todays game? A doubt it. He couldnt even win it in the 1980s and only got to 1 final and every one cleanend out the bookmakers that week, becouse there was only going to be 1 winner and that was alex higgins. After i watched that famous break alex did to win that frame by 69 points to 59. I just knew he was going to win it against reardon and by at least 5 frames. A thinck it was 16-13 to alex, so i wasnt far off it. But that break against jimmy to stay in the match and under that amount of pressure was awe some to watch. I thinck even barry hearn said it was the best break he had ever seen. He said "there was about 5 or 6 shots in the break that i dont know how he managed to pull them off, and i have watched it at least a thousand times" reardon and spencer just couldnt handle alex and jimmy and steve davis and thorburn was a good player and dennis taylor then came stephen hendry who just totally domintated the late 80s and most of the 90s. Then came ronnie the greatest all round player ever.
@tufty7026
2 жыл бұрын
This video is about appreciating Ray. BTW, Ray 6, Alex 2
@stevenmycroft1782
2 жыл бұрын
What an idiot. Higgins only won the World Championship twice and Reardon won it six times beating Higgins in one final. In the Eighties his eyesight deteriorated and he was in his fifties and past his prime.
@noban2730
Жыл бұрын
I think some people go to snooker tournaments just to cough
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