Rex Williams
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Male;
(England);
Born: 20 Jul 1933 (age )
Status: Amateur;
First season as pro: 1951;
Last season as pro: 1994;
Best performance: SF World Championship (1969, 1972, 1974; Runner-up Grand Prix 1986;
Other: At the 1986 Grand Prix, aged 53, he became the oldest player to reach a ranking tournament final. He lost the match 6-10 to Jimmy White after leading 6-4.
In 1968 he initiated the revival of the Professional Billiards Players Association (known as the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association from 1970). He chaired the association, barring a few weeks in 1983, until 1987, and again from 1997 to 1999.
