Sport country England Career winnings £450 Best ranking finish Last 24 (twice) | Professional 1945–1955, 1978–1982 Century breaks 2 Died 20 April 1996 | |
Highest break 101 (1948 World Championship) | ||
John Barrie (30 June 1924 – 20 April 1996) was one of the leading professional billiards and snooker players from the mid-1940s. His real name was William Barrie Smith.
He was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire where his family ran The White Lion Hotel. He died in Kings Lynn, Norfolk aged 71.
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