By BBC (Sports) | Created at 2024-09-27 09:56:21 | Updated at 2024-09-30 07:18:32
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Renowned snooker commentator Clive Everton has died at the age of 87.
Everton worked for BBC TV for more than 30 years from the 1970s onwards and was a respected broadcaster and journalist.
He was founder of the Snooker Scene magazine and edited the publication for 51 years.
A statement from the World Snooker Tour said he was "one of snooker's greatest ever commentators and voice of the sport".
It added: "Everton devoted his life to snooker and covered some of the sport's most historic moments as a broadcaster and journalist."
Players at the British Open in Cheltenham this week are competing for the Clive Everton Trophy, which was named in his honour two years ago.
"The Voice of Snooker is silent now but will forever be remembered by the sport he loved," said commentator and friend Dave Hendon in a post on social media.
"A giant of broadcasting and journalism. A much valued colleague and friend. We all owe him so much."
Everton first covered snooker for BBC radio in 1972, when Alex Higgins won his first world title. His network TV commentary career began at the 1978 World Championship.
As a player, he reached the 1975 and 1977 world amateur billiards semi-finals and rose to ninth in the world rankings.
In a varied career, he has also covered Wimbledon for The Times of India, rugby for the Sunday Telegraph and football for The Times.
Everton, who played tennis for Worcestershire for 13 years until 1974, wrote a book with Ann Jones following her 1969 Wimbledon triumph.
He also managed Jonah Barrington when he was world squash number one.
