Former player and broadcaster John Virgo, who has died at the age of 79. Photograph: PA
John Virgo arrived early for snooker’s golden age – but his unintended tardiness almost cost him his crowning moment on the baize.
Virgo, who has died at the age of 79, is best known for questioning the destination of the cue ball during more than three decades of commentating on the sport on the BBC.
But his top-level playing career peaked in 1979 when he reached the
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