I'm happy I grew up in an era of British sport where the guys drank beer and smoked cigs during the match/race/bout in front of a live audience and live tv. Bill was one such character of sporting legends. Much missed continue RIP Bill.
yes there was canadians about ( also in darts) but it felt very british didnt it ... Now 'britain' may as well be africa or china .....and snooker is Tedious as now ! ....
@@shaundstone Never used the term did I. I just merely said I missed the old days of sport when competitors smoked and drank on stage. What they did to their bodies is/was their lookout.
@@mrjones29 You're not very bright (and I AM) and your reply is utter nonsense. You're now saying that 'you didn't say drinking and smoking was a cool thing for sportsman to do' when you indubitably, in fact DID. Fuck me: Make your mind up.🙄🤣
Claiming beer on his income tax - brilliant! 40 pints in a session and then going out for an evening's drink - amazing. Bill always seemed to be smiling. Guess he had a short but happy life. God bless you Bill.😃😃
Yeah, loved ol' Bill, he was a gentle giant. You'd have thought the Canadian trio might have stimulated a glut of players from their homeland, but it never happened. Kirk Steven's white suit probably frightened them off - that guy could have been an extra on 'Saturday Night Fever'. Good memories!
Very nice video. Thanks, bill was definately a character, sadly missed. And the famous pictures of him peering round the centre screen at the crucible watching cliff thorburns 147. Brilliant piece that is. I can't even imagine how much big bill drank a year. That story with the 40 pints. Nice man, may he rest in peace.
2 young see bill play but have seen a few videos of his era and listening to this pod cast seen a right laugh shame he past so young, like the sound of these episodes keep um coming snooker mentalist 👌🏼
As a teenager playing snooker in south Vancouver I had the opportunity to play Bill at Ace Billiards a couple times when no one was available. I always remember breaking the balls and bringing the cue ball back to the far cushion in quite an impressive way. He looked at it for a moment and said “well, looks like you learned something hey kid”! I’m now 62 years old.
I saw Bill play many times live back in the day and spoke with him once after his match in the British open qualifiers. He was a friendly chap. RIP Bill
Love the story Willie Thorne told about a match he played against Bill - "He drank 10 pints before the match began and then drank a pint a frame throughout. By the end of the match I was stone cold sober and Bill had 29 pints inside him. He beat me 10-9."
Absolutely. The msm have turned their back on him now,as it is deemed a crime to speak truth on the subject of Covid. I remember him saying how his Wikipedia page changed over night to him being a conspiracy theorist,and anti vaxxer.Just because he dared to speak about the insane way our government handled it. The people have short memories,and forget he was a very influential expert for many years before the deadliest disease to have ever hit mankind. Strange thing is that the year of the outbreak was deemed to have the worst death rate since WW2. Except when they added the number of deaths in 2020 they forgot to do what they have always done,and put the population into account,and count the deaths per 100,000. A genuine mistake I am sure!! When done as it should have been done,it turned out that there were more deaths in 2003 than in 2020 in the UK. I can't say as I remember the msm correcting this error though. The man is a hero in my book.
A great character. A sad loss. We need characters like him. I never understood why they wouldn't let him play the way he wanted to. Mainly pissed! It worked for him.
As a 10 year old kid I couldn’t pronounce his surname, so I just referred to him as “Bill Web & Puke”. It’s amazing how he never puked on a Snooker table when stretching to take a shot, considering the amount of beer he used to guzzle, it would have been hilarious if he had puked on the table whilst stretching to take a shot
You could be teetotal, vegan, take no drugs, have no women, go down the gym every day and live to be 100 and be bored every day. Or live life to the full.
@@harry2.01No problem in having a drink, i drunk 7 beers last night but its quite different to drinking 50. and dieing at 56 isnt living life to the full mate is it.
@@1newme425 i disagree, that amount of alcohol would lead to many other health issues including mental health. if you think that drinking yourself to death is fun then go for it bud.
The doctor that there on about was correct about what would happen to him. If only people would have listen to his warnings now we would be in a better place.
Big bill was a big guy with a big personality,great character,when Canada had three great players theoburn,Stevens and big bill,it's just a pity that those great names didn't make so much as the prize money then was not very much
Just proves what I always suspected ,you don't need to be fit to play snooker your sat down most of time ,hardest part picking chalk up if it falls on floor,😳
Is the story true that his trousers fell down mid shot, and was filmed?? Please someone clear this story up. I was told that it was filmed live and to add to it he never wore any underwear.
Canada needs a modern day snooker hero to gain some attention on tour and get snooker revitalized in the Great White North again. The great 3 (Thorburn, Werbeniuk, Stevens) were great, but the 80s was 40 years ago.
Beer & Cigs. The staple training food of your average sportsman back in the day. What a legend Bill was. 👍
I'm happy I grew up in an era of British sport where the guys drank beer and smoked cigs during the match/race/bout in front of a live audience and live tv. Bill was one such character of sporting legends. Much missed continue RIP Bill.
yes there was canadians about ( also in darts) but it felt very british didnt it ... Now 'britain' may as well be africa or china .....and snooker is Tedious as now ! ....
Listen, if you're drinking 40 pints a day (he did) that shit ain't cool!
@@shaundstone Never used the term did I. I just merely said I missed the old days of sport when competitors smoked and drank on stage. What they did to their bodies is/was their lookout.
@@mrjones29 You're not very bright (and I AM) and your reply is utter nonsense. You're now saying that 'you didn't say drinking and smoking was a cool thing for sportsman to do' when you indubitably, in fact DID. Fuck me: Make your mind up.🙄🤣
Big Bill helped my 8 Ball game tremendously. I never player snooker with him but several hours over several days of 8 Ball pool. I sure miss him.
Claiming beer on his income tax - brilliant! 40 pints in a session and then going out for an evening's drink - amazing. Bill always seemed to be smiling. Guess he had a short but happy life. God bless you Bill.😃😃
Doesn't say whether the claim was accepted or not, anyone know?
Yeah, loved ol' Bill, he was a gentle giant. You'd have thought the Canadian trio might have stimulated a glut of players from their homeland, but it never happened. Kirk Steven's white suit probably frightened them off - that guy could have been an extra on 'Saturday Night Fever'. Good memories!
Awesome comments thanks
An absolute legend 🙌
Alcoholic legend
Very nice video. Thanks, bill was definately a character, sadly missed. And the famous pictures of him peering round the centre screen at the crucible watching cliff thorburns 147. Brilliant piece that is. I can't even imagine how much big bill drank a year. That story with the 40 pints. Nice man, may he rest in peace.
2 young see bill play but have seen a few videos of his era and listening to this pod cast seen a right laugh shame he past so young, like the sound of these episodes keep um coming snooker mentalist 👌🏼
As a teenager playing snooker in south Vancouver I had the opportunity to play Bill at Ace Billiards a couple times when no one was available. I always remember breaking the balls and bringing the cue ball back to the far cushion in quite an impressive way. He looked at it for a moment and said “well, looks like you learned something hey kid”! I’m now 62 years old.
I saw Bill play many times live back in the day and spoke with him once after his match in the British open qualifiers. He was a friendly chap. RIP Bill
He also drank Canada Dry!
The Andre the Giant of the snooking world.
Being a winnipegger like Bill.. I sure enjoyed this, much thanks!
Bill could really play back in the day of snooker characters
Bill Werbeniuk was a very underrated player! He was a fabulous player 😊😊
Good pick. The beer tap in his camper van! 15 pints of beer a day is one helluva dose
15 pints in the morning
Great stories.fondly rembered
Claiming beer as a tax expense absolute boyo he's got my respect 💯 legend I bet him and Jimmy white got on well 👌
Love the story Willie Thorne told about a match he played against Bill - "He drank 10 pints before the match began and then drank a pint a frame throughout. By the end of the match I was stone cold sober and Bill had 29 pints inside him. He beat me 10-9."
Sub number 1k been watching a few of your videos keep up the work
Thanks man much appreciated
@@snookermentalist did you get monetised?
@@cuewizchris2457 nah you have to apply I think and takes a while but will look into it
What a fun video. Thanks a lot!!!!!!
Dr vernon Coleman is a huge voice for decency and honour now. “Old man in a chair” is where he can be found on CZcams I think.
Absolutely. The msm have turned their back on him now,as it is deemed a crime to speak truth on the subject of Covid. I remember him saying how his Wikipedia page changed over night to him being a conspiracy theorist,and anti vaxxer.Just because he dared to speak about the insane way our government handled it. The people have short memories,and forget he was a very influential expert for many years before the deadliest disease to have ever hit mankind. Strange thing is that the year of the outbreak was deemed to have the worst death rate since WW2. Except when they added the number of deaths in 2020 they forgot to do what they have always done,and put the population into account,and count the deaths per 100,000. A genuine mistake I am sure!! When done as it should have been done,it turned out that there were more deaths in 2003 than in 2020 in the UK. I can't say as I remember the msm correcting this error though. The man is a hero in my book.
He's been kicked-off CZcams for telling the truth. He can be found on BrandNewTube now.
please bring on episode 3!!! i never knew of bill im too young thanks for the history! and lets not forget his 1 in a billion shot!!
The David Brent clip earnt a sub straight away... perfick 🤣 but then also a great vid. nice work man
Big Bill what a ledg!!! RIP big man
A fine video, I have liked and subscribed, looking forward to future episodes.
A great character. A sad loss. We need characters like him. I never understood why they wouldn't let him play the way he wanted to. Mainly pissed! It worked for him.
As a 10 year old kid I couldn’t pronounce his surname, so I just referred to him as “Bill Web & Puke”. It’s amazing how he never puked on a Snooker table when stretching to take a shot, considering the amount of beer he used to guzzle, it would have been hilarious if he had puked on the table whilst stretching to take a shot
Great mate ! subbed..... ...Beer on tap awesome !
15 pints a match. Bloody hell I'd be asleep in my seat at the Crucible. Sat in my own piss.😆
Beer coming out the taps! Haha
he died at 56, thats why you dont drink too much alcohol kids.
You could be teetotal, vegan, take no drugs, have no women, go down the gym every day and live to be 100 and be bored every day.
Or live life to the full.
@@harry2.01No problem in having a drink, i drunk 7 beers last night but its quite different to drinking 50. and dieing at 56 isnt living life to the full mate is it.
You could live the cleanest life and still drop dead at a young age.
@@1newme425 i disagree, that amount of alcohol would lead to many other health issues including mental health. if you think that drinking yourself to death is fun then go for it bud.
Great video, legend was Bill, quality player, but moreso, quality person
Thank you , yes a true legend
Great that bloody great 👍😉😁
Big Bill was in a league of his own, an absolute legend and gentle Canadian bear of a man.
nice video... looking forward to the legend that is Tony Drago.
The best one is to have bill berbeniuk signature cue😂😄
The doctor that there on about was correct about what would happen to him. If only people would have listen to his warnings now we would be in a better place.
For me the 80s were the pinnacle of snooker
Great idea for a series!
When is the Stephen Lee episode due?
Haaaaa could have been episode 2 but I might go unexpected for episode 2
Big bill was a big guy with a big personality,great character,when Canada had three great players theoburn,Stevens and big bill,it's just a pity that those great names didn't make so much as the prize money then was not very much
This was a great lil watch. Could be longer..?
Bill a total legend fantastic
1:35 is definitely the best bit of the video
Bill looked like he’d eaten one of the Scouse characters from Harry Enfield
4:40 Dr Vernon Coleman's still active. Worth finding him and hearing what he has to say.
wow billy in off season played chenier hall vancouver
Just proves what I always suspected ,you don't need to be fit to play snooker your sat down most of time ,hardest part picking chalk up if it falls on floor,😳
Serious drinker with a bad snooker habit,....
Brill video 👍
Sober for a few years, listening to this guy talk makes me want to drink
Sorry please don’t
Just get on with it!
You should make a podcast
Ipswich Town fan
Is this a podcast
I've had it on good authority that Bill needed eight pints before he could pot a ball ♥
No more great Canadian snooker player!
The original STEPHEN LEE
Is the story true that his trousers fell down mid shot, and was filmed?? Please someone clear this story up. I was told that it was filmed live and to add to it he never wore any underwear.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa , not heard that but I am going to lose the plot if that is true 😂
@@snookermentalist its THE ultimate legendary story of the man! I was a kid in-the 70s but i dont remember seeing his chubby marmite motorway….?
@@snookermentalist i have seen the story being told in interviews many years ago.I think davis was one of them.
@@snookermentalist and i remember a story of him letting off the mother of all bottom coughs live on air while leaning over the table.
Canada needs a modern day snooker hero to gain some attention on tour and get snooker revitalized in the Great White North again.
The great 3 (Thorburn, Werbeniuk, Stevens) were great, but the 80s was 40 years ago.
The narrator needs a bloody drink
Shout out to Dr Vernon Coleman 😎👍
Bill with his pint of booze and Steve Davis (would like to be exciting but is boring), with his glass of rain. I preferred to watch Bill before Steve
GREAT PLAYER SAD ABOUT HIS ADDICTION
Have you slowed your voice down?
Y.......................E..................S
Ha no , maybe I should speed it up though 😂
He drank due to a tremor
Lay off the sleeping pills before uploading to the channel you have.i used this to get to sleep on many occasions.thanks,"I think"!!!!
I'm sure he was a nice guy, but these stories just tell of an alcoholic who died too young because of excess. Hardly entertaining.
Does anyone actually believe that he drank that many pints in a match? It sounds like myth to me.
Get to point!waste of time!