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'''Jack 'Jackie' Rea''' (born 192?) is a retired [[snooker]] player from [[Northern Ireland]]. |
'''Jack 'Jackie' Rea''' (born 192?) is a retired [[snooker]] player from [[Northern Ireland]]. |
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Jack 'Jackie' Rea (born 192?) is a retired snooker player from Northern Ireland.
He the first great player from Northern Ireland and won every Northern Irish professional title from 1947 to 1972 apart from 1950 until the emergence of Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor.
His best preformace was being runner up in the 1957 World Matchplay Championship losing to John Pulman.
He was one of the original players from the Pot Black series from 1969.
Tournament wins
Northern Ireland Professional Champion 1947-50, 1951-72
News of the World Champion 1955