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Cliff Thorburn
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Born
January 16
,
1948
·
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Birth name
Clifford Thorburn
Nickname
The Grinder
Mini Bio
Cliff Thorburn was born on January 16, 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Family
Spouse
Barbara
(2 children)
Trademarks
Slow, determined style of play
Trivia
Winner of the 1980 World Snooker Championship
He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on December 19, 1983 for his services to snooker.
In 2010 returned to the UK to compete on the Snooker Legends Tour. He faced
Alex Higgins
,
Jimmy White
and
John Parrott
.
In 2001 was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
Achieved the highest break of 147 twice in his career.
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