What is David Greaves?
[[File:David Greaves (1971) (cropped).png|thumb|right|David Greaves in 1971]] '''David Greaves''' (1 September 1946 – 5 October 2019) was an [[English people|English]] former professional [[snooker]] player.<ref>The Gazette Blackpool (UK) 26 June 2009</ref> He was born in [[Saint Annes on Sea]], [[Lancashire]]. Greaves turned professional in 1972, at the age of 25, playing his first match against [[Bernard Bennett]] in the [[1973 World Snooker Championship]]. After being behind 1–5 and 2–7, Greaves defeated Bennett 9–8. He then faced [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]] in the last 16 and lost the first ten frames, eventually losing 1–16 to the three-time champion. Greaves died in [[Blackpool]] at a hospital after a short illness on 5 October 2019 aged 73.<ref>The Gazette. Blackpool.(UK) 11th October 2019</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Greaves, David}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Lancashire]] [[Category:English snooker players]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}