147 break by Jimmy White vs. Tony Drago - 1992 crucible

Jimmy white made the 2nd 147 break at the crucible theatre in Sheffield at the world championship, watch it and enjoy!!
This video has superb quality ;)

[@williamwharton9562]

I remember this great moment from 1992 I had a bet anyone to make a 147 break 14/1 with William Hill I got £300 for a £20 stake . Later in October that year my Dad died of lung cancer I looked after him having given up work he was so pleased to see jimmy make this break it really cheered him up God bless r.i.p. dad .

[@neilhurn2685]

You should have put £147 on it

[@koyunbaba73]

I love that Tony Drago hugged Jimmy after that amazing 147. Aside from being a great snooker player, Drago is a class act as well.

[@jamesknox64]

Yeah he's a nice bloke Tony Drago.

[@stevehaylett6948]

koyunbaba73 I agree

[@ebojfmdboojoh4023]

True but I think all players would have acted the same.

[@mauriceilett3948]

koyunbaba73 dd

[@ebojfmdboojoh4023]

@@McElhinney65 I've never really got the expression potting them off the lampshades. Why lampshades?? What's the connection with lampshades. It is because snooker is played under table lights

[@kevinbetsy-w9424]

Tony Drago's smile in the background as White was making the break was delightful. Imagine the generosity of spirit to will your opponent on to make a maximum! Great stuff, really enjoyed!

[@Romamb]

Game of gentlemen. Some bad apples along the way but in the main, the classiest professionals of any game.

[@vxrdrummer]

What a great sport.

[@nathanfarrugia8471]

They became good friends when Tony left Malta for England to play professionally (I believe they still are). They trained together too!

[@scholesiefirsttime]

Two giants of the game. Good ol Drago. With Ronnie, arguably the greatest entertainers snooker has seen.

[@johnmc3862]

Tony emotion man.

[@chestypants78]

Nerves of steel. Great sportsmanship from Drago after the last ball.

[@deanishere7237]

He was almost a decent guy Tony Drago !!!

[@johnmc3862]

@@deanishere7237What?

[@fensterputzernuernberg]

Unbeliveably beautiful naturaL Sooker stroke from Jimmy White...... one fantastic looking snooker player style . probaly the top 3 of all time .

[@onelove154]

What a top class guy Tony Drago is, he was a great player too. Well done, Jimmy. That was a great maximum break. Bring Tony Drago back as a snooker commentator. He is missed by many snooker fans.

[@nuntana2]

Still holds the fastest ton!

[@damien3278]

The most fluent cue action in the game

[@ericmaldonado1373]

Drago was the perfect oponent, a real gentleman ... Jimmy was just perfect 👏👏

[@terrywilkinson809]

One of Jimmy's moments of perfection. I remember watching this at the time and being nervous as anything. Shot of the championship with the rest. Jumped out of my skin when he sunk the final black. Legend.

[@ledzeppelin708]

What a player, what a man, there's only 1 whirlwind, we will always love u Jimmy, legend!!!

[@andrewdrabble8939]

To me Jimmy White is the greatest snooker player of all time

[@garymitrovic2503]

He had the ability, but he was too nice and a victim of his addictions. Hendry was ice cold, dedicated, he had the mentality needed to be ruthless. Jimmy, for all his talent, lacked that extra edge to make him one of the all time greats. Saying all that, he's still the greatest player never to win a world title.

[@donl297]

and amazing he's been to the final I think 6 times and didn't win it all? Jimmy Deserved a championship for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulr6881]

Andrew Drabble I think talent wise Jimmy was right up there.Nobody did it quite like him in full flow but as a realist you can't look yourself in the mirror and say he was the greatest because he was nowhere near.On his day he was magic and near unplayable but if he wasn't at his best he struggled to win.

[@Sqimpz]

Run 68 Completely agree players like hendry, Osullivan, Higgins even when they weren’t playing there best they could find a way to claw themselves past the finishing line, saying that jimmy is a class act and one of the best crowd pleasers I’ve ever seen

[@pingpong9656]

Agreed - his style of play was pure excitement - loved the way he lined up his shot, low on the cue ball, then boom.

[@unclequack5445]

I never get tired of watching this break,and what a good sportsman Tony Drago is,he didnt hesitate to hug Jimmy for a great bit of cueing.

[@alangrynich2037]

A great maximum by a truly great player Jimmy at his best is a joy for any real snooker fan

[@tomlardner2708]

Yes I used to practice with jimmy in a club in Selly Oak in birmingham, about twenty years ago. Best player never to have won the world snooker title legend.

[@joebloggs495]

When snooker was exciting to watch. Now it’s 😐 Only sweet memories left 😊

[@SG3-wd40]

The players back then were so happy to see their opponent's do this i remember kirk stevens watching jimmy do this and applauding at his bamana shots, drago was great . More excitement than modern day snooker

[@ATTIEQ]

Big applause for Drago as well

[@andrewrafferty566]

Fabulous snooker and respect shown in this video....well done jimmy and well done tony....

[@palmer3977]

WOW its great 2 see that again, i think people forget how good jimmy was & in 1992 is was in the best form of his life he should have won the embassy world championship that year but as always with jimmy ever the bridesmaid never the bride, jimmy white in my mind is the best player in the world to never win the world championship & my all time favourite player, he had less hair in those days too & drago is a better pool player than he is a snooker player jimmy is a legend & still loved by fans

[@globally123]

Two greats. Tony Drago's acceptance and congatulating is heart warming.

[@bethwoodward4326]

I was always genuinely upset when Jimmy never won in a final of the world championship

[@DarrenWetherilt]

Me too - never have got over that...

[@pokeround]

Lots of World Champions but only one player can be the best to have never won it. :)

[@neilo2323]

I actually cried when he was well up against Hendry and missed that black....

[@bethwoodward4326]

@@neilo2323 yes I remember that, I was gutted for weeks.

[@Romamb]

@@frankevans4323 clowns? They beat the entire snooker world to win that trophy. What a sad, sad person you are. You just disrespected the game and every snooker player who entered those tournaments won by those 3 champions. How many world titles have you won?

[@andrewjenery1783]

Remember like it was yesterday, one of the best 147's in snooker history.

[@Hatemoth]

I remember seeing this on the TV! Was round my nans flat in Stepney and me and my Grandad jumped for joy when he made it. Good times. He made the final 6 times never won the world title. He won multiple UK Championships.

[@simonlevett4776]

We know.

[@craigfishcake2543]

Every bit as good as O'Sullivan at that time in his career. Beautiful to watch, playing risky shots as if nothing mattered, at a speed a pool game is played.

[@GizmoB72]

Fantastic !!! Jimmy White a true snooker legend. I enjoyed watching this :-) Higgins White O'Sullivan I enjoyed watching them all.

[@dilipkhednah]

What a great 147. Always looked forward at watching Jimmy White games during the 80s and 90s.

[@stevenclark5530]

Incredible talent from JW matched by the same level of humility and sportsmanship from Drago. Love this

[@propheticwitness8624]

Fantastic player,probably my favourite of all time,golden era of snooker!!!!

[@hawkeyepierce12]

This was the second time in the space of a few months that Drago was on the receiving end of a 147 break. James Wattana did it a couple of months earlier and he did so with the knowledge that his father was gravely ill in hospital after being shot the previous day (Wattana wasn't told his father had died 'till after the match).

[@linclinc5]

Was watching this at night at Dartington college, Devon in '92. Only one in the tv room as it was shown late. Fucking amazing.

[@BoonSiewkhee]

Such a great player!! Joy to watch....jimmy white

[@Aegilops]

Fell in love watching Jimmy back in the early 90's. But watch that super-casual spin of the cue at 9:39 ... such a classy act and natural showman.

[@ribhkum]

jimmy's got to be one of, if not the most fluid player ever !!

[@RihannasBikeSeat]

For all the brilliance of the Higginses, O'Sullivan, Hendry etc, I still don't think there's ever been a better sight in snooker than Jimmy, amongst the balls, in full flow. Such a unique cue action, such swagger, and those shots that he made his own. The outrageous amount of side he could generate, those classic deep screw shots, awesome play with the rest - all of them Jimmy's trademark calling cards, and all on show here. Fantastic break.

[@paulbrowne132]

RihannasBikeSeat you have just summed up the man that would have the biggest fan base in snooker, and the greatest to hold a cue in his hand, a magician with a cue,snooker was so exciting to watch when jimmy and the hurricane playing, so so sad that jimmy near win a world championship, even just one of the six finals!! so many memories of this great man in action, the whirlwind from London town.

[@paulbrowne132]

RihannasBikeSeat you have just summed up the man that would have the biggest fan base in snooker, and the greatest to hold a cue in his hand, a magician with a cue,snooker was so exciting to watch when jimmy and the hurricane playing, so so sad that jimmy near win a world championship, even just one of the six finals!! so many memories of this great man in action, the whirlwind from London town.

[@kevinbaird7277]

I remember this match, it was all over in 39 minutes, the cue ball had multiple scorch marks on it and had to be replaced, five reds and the blue ball had cracks in them, the table was beyond reusing, even the carpet had burn holes in it, amazing match, come on Jimmy, Tony was a true gent, great character.

[@mr.miller5041]

Can't believe you don't have many more up thumbs for this great post...😀

[@widebody123]

i love watching this guy play.

[@mshazadhussain9707]

Never seen such brave player hits the ball so sweetly never mind you can't have everything in life no doubts he is a legend

[@glenphillips4916]

That long red and then the rest to pot the black amazing.

[@wanderer1955]

Ah! back in the days when Jimmy could still play👍

[@harrymunter2317]

You could see the excitement in his eyes before the last black...thinking how much coke £100,000 would get him. Poor Jimmy, I watched every one of those bloody finals. I sometimes think Ronnie is taking revenge on Hendry for Jimmy's sake. Wiping nearly all of his records away. I'm not sure Ronnie will win 2 more Worlds to equal Hendry but I think he's got a few more ranking events left in him as he breezes to a 1000 centuries. C'MON RONNIE

[@matthewhill6483]

Harry Munter I'm thinking he's got 1 more world and get 40 ranking titles and around 1,250 century's he said he hopefully can go to 50 the other week fingers crossed!

[@peterjongsma2754]

It was 1000 pounds.Not 100,000 pounds.

[@Shaun742]

@@peterjongsma2754 9:26

[@billyd3925]

@@peterjongsma2754 jimmy got one hundred and sixty five thouands pounds for that break 147 for the 147 and 18 grand on top for highest break

[@christschinwon]

he wasn't called Jimmy 'White' for nothing!

[@sammyjane36]

this was my lovely dad refereeing. xx

[@Romamb]

❤ and a fine referee he was ❤

[@TheCorky1979]

Fucking love the whirlwind

[@anthonyoneill3144]

+Gary Corfield was gonna write exactly the same comment...what a legend! funny story i met him in Marbella in 2004 and he was buying drinks with a €50 note and every time he kept saying keep the change... i wish i had money like that to throw away... my favourite of all time!!

[@skeletalwreck]

Wow - that is crazy... I can't imagine having that much money and still choosing to go to Marbella above all places! lol

[@mattan147]

Classic Jimmy White. Made so many brilliant shots to keep the maximum on. Definitely one of the top ten players of all time.

[@widebody123]

Jimmy was kind enough to play me at 8-ball pool. It made my day. Top man.

[@ABY68193]

Perfection!!

[@mrbluethailand]

awesome! I drink with Jimmy quite often I had forgotten about this 147 until now thanks for posting

[@glimpseireland2005]

A pleasure to watch....it reminds me of when I used to play Pool in Sean O'gs!!!

[@simonlevett4776]

It would have been nice to see Jimmy win at least one world title. He certainly deserved to.

[@coolmandaddyboy]

amazing cue power..

[@gwynjames]

Fantastic it’s perfection when you see a 147

[@d76323]

£100’000 up his hooter ✊🏽 legend

[@RogueElephant101]

I never feel sad for jimmy,, he won all the big titles apart from the world and got to 6 finals,, made a living from the game he loves and still more popular than some of the world champs from the past.... come on Jimmy!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brenwalsh9232]

There was some serious tricky shots in this great break.

[@jonathanpritchard103]

Favourite ever player

[@kuntosjedebil]

thumbs up if you played Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker

[@garywilton246]

Tony drago celebrating jimmy whites 147 was just as good as the 147 itself.

[@petermurphy75able]

I miss those days.

[@xabun]

9:44 what great sportsmanship ... great move by drago

[@josedurbano2730]

A beast !!

[@perrydear]

Wow! Spectacular play!

[@snookasus]

drago played often those unforced shots in his career... he liked the "fast game"

[@JOHNO1910]

Two great players.. Nuff said !!

[@robward3895]

lol the ref telling an audience member to "shut up" wow

[@WillieDines1]

only just noticed that after you had commented and couldn't help laughing, but of course John Street didn't want the crowd to risk distracting Jimmy from completing the maximum and so, the old school "Shut up" was nicely timed lol

[@paulr6881]

William Dines I think the referee shouting shut up would have put me off more than what was going on in the audience

[@Niksana951]

It looks that Jimmy is in form this season he have qualified for 3 ranking tournaments and hope he will continue :) legend...

[@einarvindenes3987]

velfortjent 147 til jimmy White.dengang den aller beste med kø forlenger i verden.

[@shahkhan9455]

Jimmy is great man to watch playing snooker and has defo got talent

[@MrNigelMidnight]

watched this during my college days in london.. what memories.. london was a much better and safer place back then also

[@ugluspegill]

What a shot with the rest.

[@peterl4780]

my hero

[@1967tuncay]

maybe jimmy never won in sheffield but for me and most people he will stay as the most popular and beloved snooker player in the history.

[@TheJohnCooper]

Love both these players

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

Miss these days and David Vine like crazee. Moved to the US so haven't followed the game since '91. Just learned of Hurricane's passing. Jimmy, cool as ice here and kudos to Drago for the love. I wish Jim just had that 1 trophy under his belt. Still the most popular of them all.

[@MrCockPirate]

Thanks for the upload : )

[@sarahblackburn1]

The People's Champion and bad boy of snooker in a nice way ....If only he had won more in his career .....Loved the way Tony congratulated him too

[@catweasle5737]

I love Tony. He gets so emotional. I wish he was on the snooker tour.

[@kevanbrown7620]

Amazing 147,Jimmy was the people's champion,we all loved him and still do,but now we have Ronnie O'Sullivan,the greatest ever,6 worlds,7 u.k.s,7 masters,20 triple crowns,37 ranking events,1,100 and odd centuries,15 147s,these are mind blowing stats,c'mon Ronnie at least one more world title

[@frankpinmtl]

So asked, so done...

[@wilby74]

i have to live 1000 years to defeat this monster... Salute JM!!

[@dannydoyle5530]

The cheer when the last pink & Black goes in is the loudest cheers ever heard at the crucible. This was the year when jimmy was at his most consistent. This year he made a maximum, won the UK Championship, got to the final of the WC, & was playing brilliantly all season. He had Hendry for the taking but at 14-8 ahead, he thought he’d already won it & would breeze through to win another 4 Frames, therefore started playing recklessly instead of carrying on & playing somewhat of a percentage game as he had done up to that point of the final. People always refer to 1994 & that missed black off the spot as Jimmy’s best chance, but it wasn’t. This (1992 WC final) was his best chance because of how far ahead he was & how well he was playing. Such a shame.

[@karlwells9992]

I remember 92 well , i thought jimmy had finally done it but sadly it wasn't to be he got complacent then hendry smelt blood anyone else and im sure jimmy would have got over the line

[@MrPicklerwoof]

£100K was a lot of money in 1992! Well, it still is now obviously, but you know what I mean.

[@菩提那蒂]

my idol

[@kevinprior3549]

It's fair to say Drago was erratic with his snooker. Certainly the Whirlwind outclassed the tornado here

[@BudMcFud]

Tony Drago was smiling all the way through this frame, and hugged Jimmy at the end. Like when a 9 dart finish happens in darts, sportsmanship and appreciation shown.

[@combat246]

Beautiful stuff.

[@glenaitken9403]

Loved how Tony was about to walk out........ Before stopping to let Jimmy walk out first. Gent.

[@peterjongsma2754]

Great cue ball control. Very enjoyable to watch.

[@coloripple]

Lol, the second 147 against Drago that year! Crazy to think he still (at least recently) plays, while he wasn't even the youngest back then!

[@fatroberto3012]

In Essex, a 16 year old boy who had just turned pro thought, "That's the way to play snooker."

[@ShamyTV5k]

what a genius and what a great sportsman this drago is here!!!

[@stephendoran2690]

just finishing his book on a beach with a beer in mallorca-legend

[@JIMMYSAFC1]

legend

[@matthewriley1463]

One of my sporting heroes. Not the greatest of all time but my generation were devastated he never picked up a world title. And if you had to put your house on the line for a pot using the apparatus, you give the rest to Jimmy White. Best ever with it.

[@alfarexey8153]

Ronnie as klopp would say plays heavy metal snooker, compared to Jimmy who plays Mozart. Jimmy is the messi to Ronnies Ronaldo. Ronnie has taken snooker to new highs but nobody can get action on a cue ball like Jimmy which made him great to watch

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Special mention to Tony Drago and his great warmth

[@Mcqlfc]

Jimmy could make that cue ball dance. Biggest shame in snooker history was he never got the crown he deserved!

[@starkRECORDINGS]

Oh, yes. We're going for a ride now... The Magnificent Whirlwind in action!

[@ringadong]

I agree: you can see Tony Drago's true sportsmanship by the magnanimous way he takes defeat in his stride and congratulates Jimmy White. That's what I call class.

[@garyfaulkner1480]

When snooker was exciting and full of characters.

[@martinwalters7150]

This just highlights how poor snooker commentary is now. Speak when you can add something to the pictures.

[@oldmanc2]

Perfection from the greatest player never to win the World Championship - though I STILL dream that he will one year! Credit to Tony Drago as well - a sporting gentleman in the great way he congratulates Jimmy at the end.

[@philbrown9978]

20 people need a slap!