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	Cliff Thorburn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Clifford Charles Devlin (Cliff) Thorburn (born January 16, 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional snooker player.
		Thorburn won the match 18-16 to take the championship, and rose to number two in the world rankings.
		Thorburn retired from professional snooker in 1996, but still plays the game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cliff_Thorburn (154 words)

	CBSA - WWW Canadian Billiard Hall of Fame
		Cliff Thorburn might have been the boy that Robert Preston referred to in the movie The Music Man. Except the 15 year old boy who hung out in Dave Smith's pool hall in Victoria wasn't wasting his time, he was learning the game of snooker.
		At the World Championship of 1983 Thorburn was again runner up but in the process he became the first player in history to record a perfect game, 147 points, in world championship competition.
		Cliff was named to the Order of Canada in 1983, to the Canadian Snooker Hall of Fame in 1990 and to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.
	www.cbsa.ca /hall.htm (576 words)

	Thorburn, Clifford Charles Devlin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Thorburn, Clifford Charles Devlin, snooker player (b at Victoria 16 Jan 1948).
		Since leaving school after grade 10, Cliff Thorburn has played snooker and pool virtually full-time.
		In 1971 he won the North American Snooker championship and since then has played in 33 different countries.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007983 (142 words)

	BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum :: Inductees
		Cliff Thorburn is the most successful professional snooker player to come out of Canada.
		In 1983, Thorburn again reached the finals in the World Snooker Championships, becoming the first man in the 56-year history of the world tournament to record a perfect game—compiling a 147 break in the 4th frame of the 1st session.
		Cliff Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1983, in recognition of his sports achievements.
	www.bcsportshalloffame.com /cgi-bin/search.cgi?person_id=93&searchall=1 (362 words)

	The Global Snooker Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Generally recognised as the only overseas player to win the world championship, Cliff Thorburn was a dour opponent and, particularly in the early 1980s was a major contender in every tournament he entered.
		Cliff came from Victoria in British Colombia, Canada, a country which had previously not been noted for its snooker players.
		Cliff led the way for a number of very good Canadian players to join the circuit and reach the top flight but since he has gone there has been no sign of any new talent from country.
	www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk /files/Players/Global_Americas/Canada/pm_profile009.htm (738 words)

	Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame
		Cliff honed his skills in the pool halls across Canada until he became the best in North America.
		With steely ambition and mental strength, Thorburn turned pro in 1973 and made it to the 1977 World snooker final held in England.
		In 1980 he became the first and only overseas player to win the World Professional title that was watched by nearly 20 million TV viewers in Britain.
	www.gvshof.ca /inductees_detail.asp?IDINDU=79 (141 words)

	BBC SPORT \| WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP \| Cliff hangs on past memories
		Hearing the Canadian twang of Cliff Thorburn bouncing off The Crucible walls is a refreshing but all too rare experience these days.
		But Thorburn, the 1980 world champion is anxious to put Canada back on the snooker map.
		Thorburn, or the Grinder as Alex Higgins dubbed him, likes to return to his spiritual home every year to watch the World Championship.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/world_snooker_championship/1313514.stm (605 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Big Bill Werbeniuk - Cult Snooker Legend
		Werbeniuk's era was the golden age of Canadian snooker - Cliff Thorburn and Kirk Stevens were also ranked in the top eight in the World in the early 1980s.
		Thorburn won the 1980 World Championship, and the three of them won the Snooker World Cup in 1982.
		In the following year, with Cliff Thorburn and Kirk Stevens, he helped Canada to progress to the final of the World Team Cup, where they were beaten by Wales.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1032058 (1987 words)

	Cues n Views - Collecting - Modern Books
		Cliff’s book is a welcome addition to my collection and after reading it I can remember wanting him to win and succeed more than ever.
		Cliff was and still is I feel sure much more than a Snooker player and yet, this is what he is known for and I suppose what he will go down in history for.
		Like Peter Ebdon, Cliff Thorburn was I feel playing for his life and the lifestyles of his family and I suspect that he felt a sense of putting his reputation on the line, every time he took his cue out in front of an audience.
	www.cuesnviews.co.uk /Snooker/collectmodernbooks.htm (985 words)

	Where are they now...?
		The other great thing you got with Cliff Thorburn was that he was an overseas player and it gave Snooker that International flavour, which is very important to any sport if you want to be recognised worldwide.
		Cliff saw the funny side of it, after all Ronnie is ‘The Rocket’ and Cliff ‘The Grinder’.
		Cliff looked good when I saw him in April and he was excited about opening a new Snooker club in Toronto.
	www.johnvirgo.com /thorburn.asp (608 words)

	Cliff Thorburn
		As a boy, Cliff Thorburn was a natural all-round athlete.
		In 1983, Thorburn finished second at the Embassy World Professional Championship but made history when he completed the tournament’s first ever perfect game.
		Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1988.
	www.histori.ca /minutes/minute.do;jsessionid=C4A4F4247325F57C04D58DFDDB5DD3AC.tomcat1?id=14224 (227 words)

	Sporting Life - Embassy World Snooker Championship 2000
		Cliff Thorburn was on the receiving that year 25-21.
		On this particular occasion Thorburn was feeling under the weather but remembers clearly the sound the green ball made when it hit the back of the pocket to take the break to 125.
		It was a sad day for Thorburn as he made the break in the knowledge of family difficulties.
	www.sportinglife.com /snooker/worldchampionship2000/history (1255 words)

	Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cliff Thorburn has led the tributes to fellow Canadian snooker player Bill Werbeniuk, who has died of heart failure at the age of 56.
		Thorburn, the 1980 world champion, has fond memories of the man known as 'Big Bill'.
		Werbeniuk's career was effectively ended when inderal, a drug he said he took to help his heart cope with the amount of alcohol he was drinking, which he claimed counteracted a tremor in his arm, was banned.
	www.prideofanglia.com /complete_nonsense/actor_boys/werbeniuk_bill.htm (379 words)

	BBC Online - Sport - Snooker Chats
		Cliff Thorburn: Well, I don't care how he goes the next 4 or 5 years, he's still always the favourite.
		Cliff Thorburn: It is on a social and recreational side.
		Cliff Thorburn: George Chenier was the North American champion from Quebec.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/talkwales/chat/010423-010508/snooker/cliff_matt_030501.shtml (3642 words)

	hall of fame
		Cliff Thorburn, O.C. They have been formally recognized at an Induction Gala held on November 7, 2001 at the Canadian Pacific Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
		As a result, Thorburn spent much of his competitive life in England and is a major celebrity there to this day.
		Thorburn was also ranked in the world's top ten for ten years.
	www.cbsa.ca /news/halloffame.htm (610 words)

	Int
		Cliff Thorburn took the title with a 12-10 victory over Jimmy White.
		The name ‘International’ was restored for 1986 with sponsorship from table manufacturers, B.C.E. Cliff Thorburn got to the final again but on this occasion it was Neal Foulds who beat him 12-9 to collect his only ranking title.
		Fidelity Unit Trusts began a two-year sponsorship in 1987 which saw Cliff Thorburn in the final for a third successive year but he was on the losing side again.
	www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /INT.HTM (528 words)

	Snooker Trivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cliff Thorburn was the first player to compile a maximum break during the World Snooker Championships.
		Cliff Thorburn also featured in the latest finish.
		Thorburn clinched a 13-12 victory at 3.51am in a match that lasted 13 hours and included Thorburn's memorable 147 break.
	nabsa.netfirms.com /snooker_trivia.htm (703 words)

	Coroner has leading role in documentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to Producer/Director Cliff Thorburn, production began at the beginning of 2004 and will wrap by the end of the year.
		Thorburn researched the real-life crimes on the Internet and also searched on-line for a woman forensic pathologist in the United States.
		For example, Thorburn said the 1560 case involves Countess Barthory, who murdered 600 girls and drank their blood.
	www.coonrapidsherald.com /2004/may/27dr.html (997 words)

	Cliff Thorburn Profile:
		Cliff Thorburn saw his James Bay teammates make three errors on one play in the 1963 B.C. Babe Ruth championship game, and suddenly it dawned on him.
		Cliff went bowling there at age 13 with his father, Jimmy.
		In the middle of the bowling game, little Cliff wondered what the strange noise was coming from the basement.
	www.fcsnooker.co.uk /latest%20links/players_profile/cliff_thorburn.htm (315 words)

	BBC - South Yorkshire - World Snooker - Gerry Kersey feature
		BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Gerry Kersey broadcast live when Cliff Thorburn made the first ever maximum 147 break at the Crucible in 1983.
		The first, chronologically for me, was the Cliff Thorburn 147 in 1983 - and I can recall every moment of my coverage as a radio reporter.
		Then I was aware that Cliff had four reds and four fls off a foul from Terry.
	www.bbc.co.uk /southyorkshire/snooker/gerry_kersey.shtml (530 words)

	Snooker tourney begins tonight at Hamilton Air Force Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cliff Thorburn, the Canadian champion 14 times, concentrates on his shot during last year's Pro-Am Invitational Snooker Tournament.
		Earlier this month, the association had some snooker excitement when Cliff Thorburn visited to give an exhibition of snooker trick shots and to take on challenges from local players.
		Thorburn, the Pro-Am Invitational Snooker Tournament will feature two-time Canadian champion Alain Robidoux, five-time Canadian champion Kirk Stevens, 1995 Canadian champion Mike Sobalo and 1980 Canadian champion Bob Chaperon playing against some of the finest amateurs in Ontario.
	www.dundasstarnews.com /NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=brabant/Layout/Article&c=Article&cid=1098396617008&call_pageid=1069851996013&col=1073476868255 (312 words)

	BBC Sport \| In Depth \| Other Sports \| World Snooker Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cliff Thorburn's capture of the title was a personal triumph for this measured, tactically astute game over the raw genius of Alex Higgins.
		So engrossing was the final that the BBC was deluged by calls of complaint when they interrupted live coverage to show news reports of the unfolding Iranian Embassy siege in London.
		The drama on-table ended when Thorburn made a break of 119 to lead 17-16 and claimed the next as well for victory.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/other_sports/2001/world_snooker/history/1980.stm (204 words)

	The Embassy World Championships - Year by Year
		The final was contested between John Spencer and Canadian Cliff Thorburn, with Spencer winning 25 -21.
		Featuring Cliff Thorburn against Alex Higgins, the match combined Thorburn's tactical ability and safety play, with Higgin's natural potting and bravado.
		In the final however, he was up against 1980 champion Cliff Thorburn still celebrating a 147 total clearance in an earlier round against Terry Griffiths.
	www.fcsnooker.co.uk /Players/Embassy_champs/world_champs.htm (1662 words)

	the only chap I'd canoodle with willingly is Cliff Thorburn, don't know why
		Cliff is tickling me, he's doing that thing with two fingers either side of the kneecap that always makes me giggle uncontrollably and I'm lying in a cornfield laughing and laughing and laughing and pleading with him to stop-
		The Cliff Thorburn saga will remain an unfinished masterpiece.
		I can just picture cliff & Buckie skipping hand in hand, through the park, in slow motion and soft focus.
	www.geocities.com /alltalk40/thorburn.html (1032 words)

	Read about Cliff Thorburn at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Cliff Thorburn and learn about Cliff Thorburn here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Research Cliff Thorburn and learn about Cliff Thorburn here!
		Clifford Charles Devlin (Cliff) Thorburn (born January 16,
		Alex Higgins in the final, two personalities that could hardly be more different.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Cliff_Thorburn (135 words)

	Talk:Cliff Thorburn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wasn't Thorburn the first player to make a televised 147 break?
		I'm sure plenty of other players had made maximum breaks before that in the World Championship — Thorburn's distinction was to do it before the TV cameras.
		This page was last modified 09:06, 2 October 2005.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Cliff_Thorburn (74 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Thorburn Cliff
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	uk.encarta.msn.com /Thorburn_Cliff.html (111 words)

	SNOOKER
		Who was the opponent when Cliff Thorburn made his 147 break.
		Terry Griffiths was the player who sat it out as Canadian Cliff 'The Grinder' Thorburn became the first player in the history of the world championships to score a maximum in the first round of the 1983 tournament.
		THE JUDGE: Thorburn was 5-9 down and battled back to beat Higgins 18-16 in a memorable final at the Crucible Theatre in 1980.
	www.thesportsjudge.co.uk /snooker.htm (637 words)

	Cliff Thorburn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cliff Thorburn (born January 16, 1948) is a retired Canadian professional snooker player.
		His slow, determined style of play has earned him the nickname The Grinder.
		He met Alex Higgins in the final, two personalities that could hardly be more different.Thorburn won the match 18-16 to take the championship, and rose to number two in the world rankings.
	www.therfcc.org /cliff-thorburn-162602.html (103 words)

	cliff player snooker thorburn
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	www.ogreen.com /th/billiardsth/cliff-player-snooker-thorburn.htm (754 words)

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