Bill was an unusual guy a great player but probably the unhealthiest athlete of that time drinking copious amounts of beer and chugging on packs of cigarettes as well . RIP big Bill !
yes he died way too young but was never going to make a good age, heavy drinking,smoking and obese, not a good lifestyle to make "old bones" real shame, by all accounts lovely bloke and a real character.
I read somewhere that Thorburn made the first ever live 147 in the world championships. Not sure what year. And that it took him 2 years to compile the break.
Great to see the two Canadians playing each other at the Crucible. Think I watched this on the night.
Alex was always.pist lol..
But bill had his lager delivered while he was in a match ..
Made me chuckle 😁🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
And could have it as a tax write-off in the process.
Oh how I miss the 80's, cigarettes and pints of beer, live on daytime TV
Bill was an unusual guy a great player but probably the unhealthiest athlete of that time drinking copious amounts of beer and chugging on packs of cigarettes as well . RIP big Bill !
Always enjoyed watching big Bill play, he died way too young.
yes he died way too young but was never going to make a good age, heavy drinking,smoking and obese, not a good lifestyle to make "old bones" real shame, by all accounts lovely bloke and a real character.
@@philbartlett395 choked on a ham sandwich like mama cass
Quite a lot of off-air mic talk you could hear in this one. A real tactical grind of a match it seemed.
That’s a professional size beer.
Thorburn won the Perm award that year as usual.
You realise the state of the country now when “Big Bill” doesn’t look big at all, by today standards id have called him Big Boned Bill.
Thanks
Nice mate 🙂✌
Keep them coming please
Beer a frame is legendary bill
Ipswich Town fan Bill Werbeniuk
I read somewhere that Thorburn made the first ever live 147 in the world championships. Not sure what year. And that it took him 2 years to compile the break.
2 years? It took 13 minutes
@@edmundpower1250 Whoosh!
It was a running joke that Cliff Thorburn took forever to make a shot.
4:50 where did that come from? doesnt happen at my snooker club :-)
Cliff order this😆
Wonder what happened to S Hendry who was beaten 10-8 by Willie Thorne in the first round that year? 🤣
Raw snooker!
Lager and cigs = Big Bill. 🍻🍺🚬
Bill seemed to hit the ball far too hard
Most boring player of the century cliff.alex never liked slow play.
This match went on until 1987.
Hahaha.cliff boring.
Great player.
Jesus I love snooker but thorburn would bore the shite out you
I seen him at an exhibition match in my home town.. 1996, could have cooked a roast during his practice strokes