{"id":214740,"date":"2023-09-25T18:33:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214740"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:33:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:33:06","slug":"former-snooker-star-who-set-unwanted-record-quit-sport-to-become-a-maggot-farmer-and-used-to-be-a-dustman-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/former-snooker-star-who-set-unwanted-record-quit-sport-to-become-a-maggot-farmer-and-used-to-be-a-dustman-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Former snooker star who set unwanted record quit sport to become a MAGGOT FARMER and used to be a dustman | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NOT many people can say that they played snooker at The Crucible and also farmed maggots.<\/p>\n<p>But former potter Danny Fowler, 67, can say that he&#x27;s done both.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NINTCHDBPICT000847790021.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NINTCHDBPICT000847790014.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NINTCHDBPICT000847790033.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NINTCHDBPICT000847778716-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Fowler&#x27;s rise to professional snooker was remarkable in itself.<\/p>\n<p>The potter, from Worksop, only played snooker recreationally from the age of 15 to 20.<\/p>\n<p>He then stopped for a few years while he worked as a miner and local government waste collector.<\/p>\n<p>But returning to the cue in the early &#x27;80s, Fowler began finding amateur success &#8211; and was able to turn pro in 1984.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN SNOOKER<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DD-whatsapp-group-instructions-v2_COMP.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DD-whatsapp-group-instructions-v2_COMP.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DD-whatsapp-group-instructions-v2_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>I&#x27;VE GOT A TEXT! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How to join The Sun&#x27;s brilliant new WhatsApp channel in three easy steps<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM-SPORT-PREVIEW-TWINUP-OSULLIVAN.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM-SPORT-PREVIEW-TWINUP-OSULLIVAN.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM-SPORT-PREVIEW-TWINUP-OSULLIVAN.jpg\"><\/picture><span>RON &amp; ONLY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I don&#x27;t keep my trophies&#8230; I&#x27;m preparing for death, says Ronnie O&#x27;Sullivan<\/h3>\n<p>After playing in the 1985 World Snooker Championship, Fowler began working his way up the rankings &#8211; ranking 55th in the world for the 1985-86 season.<\/p>\n<p>He would go on to spend an impressive 13 years as a professional snooker player, before retiring at the end of the 1996-97 season ranked 114th in the world.<\/p>\n<p>His best ranking tournament finishes came at the 1989 snooker Grand Prix and the 1989 Dubai Classic &#8211; where he reached the semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>But it was at the 1993 World Championship that Fowler picked up a record that he would unfortunately be remembered for.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Sport<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-24.jpg\"><\/picture><span>GONE TOO SOON <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tragedy as Sheffield United star dies at 27 after signing new deal<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/maddy-cusack-sheffield-united-looks-846726108-4.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ACE TRAGEDY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Maddy Cusack&#8217;s death not suspicious, police say as they release update<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SD-SPORT-APOLLONIA-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LLEW BEAUTY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Apollonia Llewellyn almost suffers wardrobe malfunction with Instagram post<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TM-comp-Jermain-Defoe.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PLAYING AWAY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Defoe\u2019s wife blasts star&#8217;s &#8216;lover&#8217; who was guest at their \u00a3200k wedding<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASINO SPECIAL &#8211; BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He was thrashed 1-10 by defending two-time World Championship winner Stephen Hendry with a record low points tally of 191.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully for him, that record has now been taken by Luo Honghao who lost 10-0 and scored just 89 to become the worst player in Crucible history.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Jersey Evening post, he detailed his delight at the unwanted record being eclipsed.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIf I\u2019d known I\u2019d have been watching a bit more closely and counting the points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still like following the game but I didn\u2019t expect to be back in the news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that drawing Hendry in 1993 was a result of him and a friend having a bet, saying: &quot;I bet my mate a tenner that I\u2019d draw Hendry and of course it happened. 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