"Jack Rea" redirects here. For the Welsh footballer, see John Rea (footballer).
Jackie Rea
Born
(1921-04-06)6 April 1921 Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died
20 October 2013(2013-10-20) (aged 92) Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
Sport country
Northern Ireland
Professional
1947–1991
Highest ranking
48 (1983–84)
John Joseph "Jackie" Rea (6 April 1921 – 20 October 2013)[1][2] was a Northern Irish snooker player. He was the leading Irish snooker player until the emergence of Alex Higgins.
Rea reached the semi-final of the 1952 World Championship, losing to Fred Davis. With interest in professional snooker in decline, he was one of four entries for the 1957 World Championships, and lost to John Pulman in the final. He won the 1954/1955 News of the World Snooker Tournament, winning all his eight matches and taking the first prize of £500. He continued playing professional snooker for many years, making his final appearances in 1990.
^"Jackie Rea: Former Irish snooker champion dies aged 92". BBC Sport. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^"The obituary notice of John Joseph Rea". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via funeral-notices.co.uk.
John Joseph "Jackie" Rea (6 April 1921 – 20 October 2013) was a Northern Irish snooker player. He was the leading Irish snooker player until the emergence...
stage name John Ridgely John Joseph Rea (1921–2013), Northern Irish snooker player, better known as JackieRea John Rea (papyrologist) (born 1933), British...
Selly Park British Legion. then eliminated JackieRea 19–11, making breaks of 103 and 133 during the match. Rea complimented Higgins on the performance,...
1956 final, but did not enter the 1957 championship. Pulman defeated JackieRea in the final to win his first world title. With the approval of the BACC...
Fred Davis (ENG) John Pulman (ENG) 38–35 n/a 1957◊ John Pulman (ENG) JackieRea (NIR) 39–34 n/a Jersey Billiards Association Match Room, St Helier, Jersey...
1970 at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, Chester. Defending champion JackieRea won the tournament by defeating John Spencer 4–3 in the final. The tournament...
April. All matches were the best of 15 frames. At Blackpool, veteran JackieRea, who had made his tournament debut in 1949, eliminated Ian Anderson 8–5...
Stage two maximum break: £100,000 Total: £620,000 1957 World finalist JackieRea Lost in the 2nd Qualifying round and announced his retirement from professional...
guests including Spencer, Charlton, Higgins, Pulman, Miles, Thorburn, JackieRea and Joyce Gardner. Later that year, he was a guest on The David Nixon...
played 66-year-old Willie Smith and won 22–15. The qualifying was won by JackieRea who advanced to the main event. Williams met Kingsley Kennerley in the...
eliminated JackieRea 19–11 at the Ecclesfield Ex-Servicemen's Club. He compiled a 103 break in the third session and a 133 during the fourth session. Rea complimented...
took a winning lead at 31–11, and finished 46–15 ahead. Spencer played JackieRea at the Co-Op Hall, Bolton, from 8 to 12 December, and won 31–15. Reardon...
137 in the seventh frame of his whitewash of Maurice Parkin. Veteran JackieRea took the first two frames against John Dunning, but then lost the tip...
event, where they met the 16 invited seeded players. The 1957 runner-up JackieRea defeated Bernard Bennett 9–1 before being eliminated 1–9 by Willie Thorne...
saw two matches reach a final frame decider, with both John Dunning and JackieRea winning matches 9–8. The last 24 round was played from 20 to 23 November...
won by John Pulman. There were four competitors: Pulman, Rex Williams, JackieRea, and Fred Davis. It was held as a round-robin, with participants each...
against Chris Ross and by Dennis Taylor against Jack Karnehm. Veteran JackieRea was 8–6 and later 9–8 ahead of Masters champion Doug Mountjoy, a first-season...
from 21 to 23 July 1969 at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, Chester. JackieRea won the tournament by defeating John Spencer 4–3 in the final. The tournament...
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