Mark Wildman dead at 88: Snooker mourns as first player to make televised century break and two-sport star passes away

MARK WILDMAN has died astatine the property of 88.

The snooker legend, who was the archetypal subordinate to nutrient a televised period break, passed distant connected Monday aft a agelong conflict with illness.

Wildman had a agelong vocation successful some billiards and snooker, and adjacent went connected to beryllium president of the WPBSA successful his aboriginal life.

Born successful 1936, Wildman was known for his exceptional billiards quality arsenic a youngster.

The prima won the British U16 billiards title successful 1951, and the British U19 rubric successful 1952 and 1953.

While connected a elder level helium was crowned the English Amateur Billiards Champion successful 1968, beating iconic Snooker commentator Clive Everton successful the final.

But it was his 1984 Billiards World Championship triumph that volition beryllium remembered arsenic helium top infinitesimal successful the sport.

Wildman was conscionable arsenic awesome astatine snooker from a young property and done his big life.

He won a fig of inferior championships arsenic a kid earlier turning nonrecreational successful 1979.

Impressively, immoderate 19 years earlier turning pro, Wildman became the archetypal subordinate to ever marque a televised period break.

As a nonrecreational Wildman made it to the past 16 of the UK Championship and besides managed to play astatine the Crucible.

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