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UK Snooker Champion

Posted by Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 16 April 2012 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Just another little known South Shields secret - John Maughan was the UK Under 16 Snooker Champion in 1965 and the Under 19 Champion in 1968. He is the manager of my local club where I go for my regular medicine!

I did him the favour of immortalising his achievements on the internet after finding no references to his trophy wins at all, the full story is now online here.
Just look at the names on those honour rolls!

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Comments (41)

Loukas from Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece

Nice portrait Curly!

16 Apr 2012 5:12am

PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent

16 Apr 2012 5:28am

PascalXLD from Rennes, France

Superbe portrait

Bonne journée

16 Apr 2012 5:37am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Lovely portrait and nice monochrome

16 Apr 2012 6:30am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Recognition is often a late-arrival . . but none-the-less sweet for that. I would have been proud to have taken that image on the wall, too. Not yours, I wonder ?

16 Apr 2012 6:35am

@Ronnie 2¢: No, unfortunately not.

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Nice expression & personality....nice results with Nik .

16 Apr 2012 6:56am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Very nice portrait, perfect in B&W

16 Apr 2012 7:16am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Great portrait, and real sensitive PP

16 Apr 2012 7:19am

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

I like this portrait and intersted by the photo in back ground ! Phil

16 Apr 2012 8:26am

Lewis from Ljouwert, Netherlands

Friendly face )

16 Apr 2012 8:30am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Excellent portrait in B & W, superb shot. Good day.

16 Apr 2012 9:10am

Sally from Glasgow, United Kingdom

like this

16 Apr 2012 9:18am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

good portrait

16 Apr 2012 10:15am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Love his expression, great capture!

16 Apr 2012 11:14am

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

Wonderful portrait! The skin tones and details are superb!
Nice of you to give him the recognition he deserves.

16 Apr 2012 11:32am

Robert from BOUSVAL, Belgium

Champion's smile !! Good shot !

16 Apr 2012 1:21pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

You definitely caught John beaming with pride here! Great article on your link as well.

16 Apr 2012 1:29pm

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

Beautiful b&w portrait of this champion... The smile of a winner ;) Have a lovely day Curly.

16 Apr 2012 1:32pm

Z from Shanghai, China

One impressive portrait indeed...love the facial expression which seems that he is in the best mood

16 Apr 2012 2:01pm

Navin Harish from Noida, India

Very nice portrait

16 Apr 2012 2:13pm

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Nice B/W portrait Curly, bags of detail in the soft light. Getting back to the tunnel, two people, was that the rush hour? :)

16 Apr 2012 3:04pm

Sam from Chennai, India

Great portrait. Nice expression. Lovely in monochrome. :)

16 Apr 2012 4:52pm

The Dark Dude from Maestoso, United Kingdom

hey dude
great portrait
love the chalk motion

16 Apr 2012 6:00pm

ursulakatariina from Leixlip, Ireland

Great portrait.

16 Apr 2012 6:08pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A wonderful portrait of this grand champion Curly! He still looks like he has the right stuff! ;-)

16 Apr 2012 6:13pm

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Amazing portrait, nice smile !!!!

16 Apr 2012 7:34pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Nice one.

16 Apr 2012 8:02pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Wonderful portrait! What an interesting story! You are a great writer!

16 Apr 2012 8:18pm

digitalCG from Manchester, United Kingdom

Great story Curly - can't decide if I prefer the colour version.

16 Apr 2012 10:28pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Both portraits are wonderful, though I'm preferring the black and white today.

16 Apr 2012 10:37pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

An excellent portrait of this fellow.

16 Apr 2012 11:16pm

Dokmateo from Madrid, Spain

Great job! Excellent work Curly! A very nice tribute for him! Nice portrait!

16 Apr 2012 11:34pm

Carol from Leamington ON, Canada

Very interesting Curly.... this gentleman is quite photogenic, when he smiles it shows in his eyes.... a lovely portrait photo.

16 Apr 2012 11:44pm

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Beaut pertrait - he looks like a fine man

17 Apr 2012 3:00am

k@ from Paris, France

A great portrait, natural & true and i love the eggs crossing his mind ;)

17 Apr 2012 9:25am

rob from Netherlands

A excellent picture sharp.

17 Apr 2012 5:13pm

Roland Theys from Gerpinnes, Belgium

Beautiful image!

18 Apr 2012 3:51pm

Marie from George, South Africa

great portrait! love the detail.

18 Apr 2012 4:28pm

Ralph Jones from Detroit, United States

Excellent portrait.

19 Apr 2012 12:55pm

daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany

He sure has the smile of a winner :D
Great bw portrait, excellent.

24 Apr 2012 8:34am

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

excellent portrait

24 Apr 2012 4:08pm

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