Bill Werbeniuk - Wikipedia
William Alexander Werbeniuk (/ ˌwɜːrbɛˈnɪk / WURR-ben-IK; 14 January 1947 – 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed " Big Bill ".
Top Drunks: Big Bill Werbeniuk | Modern Drunkard Magazine
Despite looking like one of Harry Enfield’s scousers with his tight curly hair and moustache, Canadian snooker ace Big Bill Werbeniuk was a great drinker—maybe the greatest. He’d sup eight pints before he even stepped out with his cue, then continue drinking through the frames.
Remembering Bill Werbeniuk - Daily Record
2024年12月11日 · Bill Werbeniuk made himself an icon of snooker in the 1980s, but his story has a tragic ending. (Image: Getty Images)
Sport saddened by death of Bill Werbeniuk - The Times
IT IS a misconception that heavy drinking and competing at snooker’s highest level are compatible, but Bill Werbeniuk simultaneously sank pints and pots while enjoying an extended spell among the
HEROES OF THE CRUCIBLE: BILL WERBENIUK - Blogger
2012年4月7日 · Bill Werbeniuk had a small cameo role in one of the most iconic of all Crucible moments. As his friend and fellow Canadian Cliff Thorburn meticulously set about compiling the World Championship’s first maximum break in 1983, Werbeniuk stopped playing his match on the other side of the arena and peered around the partition to watch the Grinder ...
Big Bill a larger than life figure – The Irish Times
2003年1月23日 · SNOOKER: Cliff Thorburn has led the tributes to fellow Canadian, Bill Werbeniuk who has died of heart failure at the age of 56. Werbeniuk, who passed away on Monday in Vancouver, spent the last...
Bill Werbeniuk - The Telegraph
2003年1月23日 · Bill Werbeniuk, who died in Vancouver on Monday aged 56, loomed large over the professional snooker scene during the late 1970s and early 1980s; although never ranked higher than eighth in the...
Bill Werbeniuk Biography - HowOld.co
William Alexander Werbeniuk (/ˌwɜːrbɛˈnɪk/ WURR-ben-IK; 14 January 1947 – 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed " Big Bill ".
Bill Werbeniuk - Snooker Canada
2015年12月20日 · Recognized for his girth, his nickname was “Big Bill”, and he played professional snooker from 1973–1990. Originally from Winnepeg, Werbeniuk was noted for the large amounts of alcohol he consumed before and during matches – …
Bill Werbeniuk - thetimes.com
A larger than life character, the Canadian Bill Werbeniuk added colour, good humour and considerable skill to the world of professional snooker during the 1970s and 1980s, when the game underwent a period of growth which it had not known before and has not enjoyed since.