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Joe Davis (other)
Joe Davis (1901–1978) was a British snooker and billiards player. Joe Davis or Joseph Davis may also refer to: Politicians *Joseph Davis (Orange County, NY), American politician, member of the 70th New York State Legislature, New York state assembly in 1847 and 1859 *Joseph J. Davis (1828–1892), American politician, judge, and U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1875 to 1881 *Joe W. Davis (1918–1992), American politician, mayor of Huntsville, Alabama from 1968 to 1988 *Joe Davis (politician) (1923–2021), American politician and judge, Florida state representative from 1962 to 1966 *Gray Davis (Joseph Graham Davis Jr., born 1942), American politician and attorney, governor of California from 1999 to 2003 Sports *Joe Davis (baseball), player in the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals season *Joe Davis (baseball, born 1914), player in the 1941 St. Louis Cardinals season *Joe Davis (basketball, born 1902), coach of Clemson & Rice *Joe Davis (basketball, born 1942), coach of Radf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Davis
Joseph Davis (15 April 190110 July 1978) was an English professional snooker and English billiards player. He was the dominant figure in snooker from the 1920s to the 1950s, and has been credited with inventing aspects of the way the game is now played, such as -building. With the help of equipment manufacturer Bill Camkin, he drove the creation of the World Snooker Championship by persuading the Billiards Association and Control Council to recognise an official professional snooker championship in 1927. Davis won the first 15 world championships from 1927 to 1946, and he is the only undefeated player in World Snooker Championship history. In 1930, he scored the championship's first . A professional English billiards player from the age of 18, Davis was World Billiards Champion four times between 1928 and 1932. He was the first person to win world championship titles in both billiards and snooker. After his 1946 victory, Davis no longer played in the World Snooker Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
