The Magic Of Billiards - Murt O'Donoghue

[mythman69]

Hi TSF,

I found this video and thought it may be of interest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhe18WClo6M

Murt O'Donoghue was the first player (back in 1934) to ever make a 147 in snooker (in Griffiths, NSW, Australia).

Not Joe Davis as commonly thought.

Enjoy!

: )

[davipp]

I had the great pleasure of meeting Murt back in 1976 and being coached by him. Murt was as the video shows a very knowledgeable cueist. I saw the certificate he was awarded for achieving a 147 in snooker and a 1000 break in billiards first hand when I visited him at home in Memorial Drive, Liverpool,NSW.
My greatest memory of Murt is that he would get as much pleasure as I would when I would achieve the results he was looking for in the lessons.
The memory I have of Murts lovely wife Grace were the fantastic scones she would serve up after the lessons.

[mythman69]

I had the great pleasure of meeting Murt back in 1976 and being coached by him. Murt was as the video shows a very knowledgeable cueist. I saw the certificate he was awarded for achieving a 147 in snooker and a 1000 break in billiards first hand when I visited him at home in Memorial Drive, Liverpool,NSW.
My greatest memory of Murt is that he would get as much pleasure as I would when I would achieve the results he was looking for in the lessons.
The memory I have of Murts lovely wife Grace were the fantastic scones she would serve up after the lessons.

Sounds good to me. Did you learn snooker or billiards from Murt?

[davipp]

Really it was the basics of the game, stance & cueing I was being coached in. Murt did say that he would have me making 50 breaks at snooker in 3 weeks. I remember making my first 50 break 3 weeks later.

[mythman69]

Really it was the basics of the game, stance & cueing I was being coached in. Murt did say that he would have me making 50 breaks at snooker in 3 weeks. I remember making my first 50 break 3 weeks later.

Geez, sounds good to me.

[itsnoteasy]

What a nice write up Davipp