Terry Parsons

[hotpot]

Just wondering if any of you guys have played Terry Parsons or even seen him playing . Terry lived quite close to me and I used to play in the same league as him .

He was one of the best amateurs to come out of wales and was still playing good snooker in his sixties .

Terry passed away about ten years ago , any of you knew him , played him or seen him play .

[JanieWatkins]

Just wondering if any of you guys have played Terry Parsons or even seen him playing . Terry lived quite close to me and I used to play in the same league as him .

He was one of the best amateurs to come out of wales and was still playing good snooker in his sixties .

Terry passed away about ten years ago , any of you knew him , played him or seen him play .

Certainly Have. Terry Parsons was (and sadly missed0 an absolute legend in Welsh and World Snooker. Probably the best player that never turned pro - and that was his choice not to.

World Amateur Champion, Welsh champion, a great guy, great player.

[JanieWatkins]

How do I add a photo to a thread?

[hotpot]

Yes Janie he certainly was a great player and like you said such a nice placid guy to go with it too .

The league was never the same without Terry . His son is a very good player too .

Not sure how to upload photos sorry .

[poolqjunkie]

I believe he was the one who trailed many frames against Canadian player Jimmy Bear in the finals, came back and won the World Amateur Championship. I think at one point Jimmy Bear only needed one frame or so to win the championship.

[hotpot]

I believe he was the one who trailed many frames against Canadian player Jimmy Bear in the finals, came back and won the World Amateur Championship. I think at one point Jimmy Bear only needed one frame or so to win the championship.

Bear was leading Parsons 7-1 and Terry came back and beat him 11-8

[poolqjunkie]

Bear was leading Parsons 7-1 and Terry came back and beat him 11-8

O thank you. Jimmy Bear does not like to talk about this match for obvious reason. Thanks for clarifying the scores. So, after leading 7-1 Bear only won 1 more frame. What happened?
I heard when Bear was up lots of frames, he started just going for everything and made a lot of poor choice of shots and missed a lot of them? (that is the story I heard but it was from the same fellow who told me Bear only needed 1 more frame to win).
Thank you very much.

[sbsnooker]

I had the pleasure of seeing terry play in tournament in Dublin in 1981. He WAS JUST AMAZING Terry had an amazing cue action he did not feather the white ball he just put tip up against white ball Then what he did next was amazing he would just take cue back about 3 inch from white ball as slow as it is possible to do,hold it for a few seconds and then strike through the white you have to see it to believe it. Terry in his day was the best no on could touch him no amatuer or pro at the time could beat him, People who knew him really well. would agree with me and say that if he did turn pro he would have won many a world title I would love to see any old video on Terry Parsons he was just an amazing player

[hotpot]

I had the pleasure of seeing terry play in tournament in Dublin in 1981. He WAS JUST AMAZING Terry had an amazing cue action he did not feather the white ball he just put tip up against white ball Then what he did next was amazing he would just take cue back about 3 inch from white ball as slow as it is possible to do,hold it for a few seconds and then strike through the white you have to see it to believe it. Terry in his day was the best no on could touch him no amatuer or pro at the time could beat him, People who knew him really well. would agree with me and say that if he did turn pro he would have won many a world title I would love to see any old video on Terry Parsons he was just an amazing player

Yes you are right he did have an unique cue action . I was fortunate enough to play him several times , it was always a great occasion and experience playing him , and to cap it all he was so quiet and pleasant .

He,s probably the most dedicated player i,ve seen aswell , even after hours of practice on his own he never played a loose shot or messed around . He played every shot with 100 % concentration , quite remarkable thinking about it . Sadly missed .

[Terry Davidson]

I watched Terry Parsons beat Jimmy Bear for the World Championship. It was held in Calgary, Alberta and was in a skating rink.

What happened was during the afternoon session when Jimmy went up 7-1 the arena was very cold and the table was playing very, very slow.

For the evening session the TV lights were turned on and the table was heated up and also there was more of an audience. It looked to me like not only was Jimmy going for some wild shots but also he was having a tough time handling the faster conditions.

With his vast experience Terry was able to overcome the deficit by adapting to the changing conditions a lot quicker than Jimmy did.

I agree with the comments on Terry's cue action. It just goes to show every player who sees this that there is no ONE technique which fits everyone. Everybody should start with sound basics and then develop their own natural rhythm and technique which will work for them.

We can't all be Ronnies, Steves or Stephens and don't try to copy too closely what you see on the TV.

Terry

[hotpot]

I watched Terry Parsons beat Jimmy Bear for the World Championship. It was held in Calgary, Alberta and was in a skating rink.

What happened was during the afternoon session when Jimmy went up 7-1 the arena was very cold and the table was playing very, very slow.

For the evening session the TV lights were turned on and the table was heated up and also there was more of an audience. It looked to me like not only was Jimmy going for some wild shots but also he was having a tough time handling the faster conditions.

With his vast experience Terry was able to overcome the deficit by adapting to the changing conditions a lot quicker than Jimmy did.

I agree with the comments on Terry's cue action. It just goes to show every player who sees this that there is no ONE technique which fits everyone. Everybody should start with sound basics and then develop their own natural rhythm and technique which will work for them.

We can't all be Ronnies, Steves or Stephens and don't try to copy too closely what you see on the TV.

Terry

When I asked the question the first person I thought may have seen him play was you Terry , You,ve seen and played against some great players indeed .

[poolqjunkie]

Thank you so much Terry.
And thank you for bringing this up, hotpot.

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Obituary: Terry Parsons


Thursday, 3 June 1999

THE FINEST moment of Terry Parsons's snooker career came in 1982 when, at the age of 47, he collected the World Amateur Championship in Calgary, Canada.

Trailing Jim Bear, a Canadian native, 7-1 after the opening session, Parsons recovered magnificently to claim the title with an 11-8 success. In doing so he emulated the achievements of his Welsh contemporaries Doug Mountjoy (who had won in 1976) and Cliff Wilson (1978).

In the semi-final, Parsons defeated his countryman Wayne Jones who soon afterwards gained professional status. Other competitors that year later to join the paid ranks included the Canadian Bob Chaperon, the British Open champion of 1990.

Two years later when the championship was staged closer to home in Dublin, much to his relief, Parsons attempted to retain his title. Among the 42 players was an unknown Scottish teenager who failed to qualify from the group stages. Fifteen years later Stephen Hendry became world professional champion for a modern- day record seventh occasion.

Parsons had no trouble reaching the knockout rounds and indeed made it through to the final again. There was to be no fairytale ending, however, and India's Omprakesh Agrawal became the first overseas player to win the title courtesy of an 11-7 triumph.

The same year, Parsons won the last of his five Welsh amateur titles, some 23 years after his first success in 1961. "He was one of the best, authentic amateurs of the last 30 years," said Clive Everton, a fellow Welshman. Both Everton and Terry Griffiths, the 1979 world professional champion from Llanelli, agree that Parsons could have made a decent living had he opted to rescind his amateur status.

A family man, Parsons disliked being away from the community where he spent all his life. "The life style wouldn't have suited Terry," added Everton. "He was dreadfully homesick in Calgary and that was when he was winning. But there's no doubt he could have competed on the professional circuit. He had a solid all-round game and was an excellent match player."

Parsons was a postman by trade in the Rhondda Valley. He would rise at 4am to deliver the mail, finish his round at noon, grab a few hours' sleep and then be at the practice table for the rest of the day.

He spent much of the time at the Pen-y-graig Labour Club and helped steer them to seven CIU team finals. They won the title on four occasions while Parsons collected the individual prize five times, his last win coming as late as 1990. His effort of 138 remains the jointly held highest break in the history of the competition.

Terry Parsons continued to be competitive on the local circuit and last year won the Welsh National Over 40s event. Two weeks before he died he was diagnosed as having leukaemia and despite chemotherapy his condition quickly deteriorated.



Terence Parsons, snooker player: born Trealaw, Glamorgan 19 June 1935; Welsh Amateur Champion in snooker 1961, 1965, 1969, 1982, 1984; World Amateur Champion 1982, runner-up 1984; married (two sons, one daughter); died Pen-y-graig, Mid Glamorgan 8 May 1999.

[gazza147]

Another Cracking Player in his Time from this Neck of the Woods was JACK CARNEY - Who Recently Passed Away poor bugger.

A Cracking Guy who helped everybody he Could especially Young Talent and Amateur players and also Welsh Team.

He was a Good Friend of mine and miss him alot.

- JACK YOU WERE A GREAT GUY MATE AND SADLY MISSED BY ALL YOUR FRIENDS -

[JanieWatkins]

Another Cracking Player in his Time from this Neck of the Woods was JACK CARNEY - Who Recently Passed Away poor bugger.

A Cracking Guy who helped everybody he Could especially Young Talent and Amateur players and also Welsh Team.

He was a Good Friend of mine and miss him alot.

- JACK YOU WERE A GREAT GUY MATE AND SADLY MISSED BY ALL YOUR FRIENDS -

Absolutely Jack was an absolute legend, both as a player, a coach, administrator, Welsh Team Manager and a great person.

A few career facts:
1947-1952 Welsh Junior Snooker Champion
1947-1952 Welsh Junior Billiards Champion
Welsh Youth Champion
1951/2 British Youth Snooker Champion
1951/2 British Young Billiards Runner Up
1952 British Youth Snooker Runner Up
West Wales Individual Champion
Swansea League Champion Singles & Doubles
Highest Break 132 West Wales League

High Break 145
A leading Welsh Amateur for more than 50 years. Beat Ray Reardon for the British Youth Championship in 1952 and was runner up to the future World Champion Rex Williams in the Youth Billiards.

Jack was also an absolute bandit on the table. He had every trick in the book, probably learned most of them from Ray Reardon.

I played him once up at Pontardawe Institute in the West Wales League. He did everything to try and talk me off the table.
I had to resort to going and standing about four tables away between shots. I managed to come away with an honourable 1-1 draw!