Jackie Rea

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Jackie Rea
Born	6 April 1921 County Tyrone
Nationality	Northern Irish
Professional	1947-?

Jack 'Jackie' Rea (born 6 April 1921, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is a retired snooker player from Northern Ireland.

He won every Northern Irish professional title from 1947 to 1972 apart from 1950 until the emergence of Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor.

His best performance was winning the 1955 News of the World Championship beating Joe Davis in the final. He was also runner up in the 1957 World Matchplay Championship losing to John Pulman.

He was one of the original players from the Pot Black series from 1969.

[edit] Tournament wins

Northern Ireland Professional Champion 1947-50, 1951-72

News of the World Champion 1955