Six-time world snooker champion Ray Reardon left £401k in his will for wife after death aged 91 following cancer battle

SNOOKER fable Ray Reardon, who died past year, has near astir fractional a cardinal pounds to his wife.

Reardon, a erstwhile Welsh miner, won the World Snooker rubric a full of six times during the 1970s erstwhile helium dominated the sport.

He was 1 of the game's astir fashionable and charismatic players, known arsenic 'Dracula' owed to his distinctive hairstyle.

It has been revealed that the 91-year-old near £401,000 successful his volition to partner, Carol.

Fellow snooker large Ronnie O’Sullivan credited Reardon for transforming his crippled aft the seasoned took The Rocket nether his helping and offered to mentor him.

Ronnie said: “I knew I needed thing you cognize and I benignant of felt my crippled was bully but I was ever thirsty to spot if idiosyncratic could marque maine successful to a amended player.

“Ray Reardon was that feline and my dada made that telephone telephone and wrong 24 hours of making a telephone call, Ray was up successful Sheffield, we met and from past connected we had this unbelievable relationship.”

Following his decease past twelvemonth legendary subordinate Jimmy White, said: “Gutted to perceive my precise bully person Ray Reardon has passed away. A full people enactment and precise benignant to maine erstwhile I was making my mode successful the game. A elephantine of the game. Rest successful Peace mate.”

The six-time satellite snooker champion died aft a conflict with cancer.

Tributes poured successful for the Welshman who became the archetypal subordinate to beryllium ranked satellite fig 1 erstwhile rankings were introduced successful 1976.

He held the apical spot for 5 years earlier gaining it backmost aft conscionable a twelvemonth successful 1982.

Aged 45, helium besides held the grounds for the oldest victor of the championships aft winning successful 1978.