He won the All-Ireland Snooker Championship in 1947 and also the Northern Ireland Amateur Championship the same year.
hiː wˈʌn ðɪ ˈɔːlˈaɪɚlənd snˈuːkɚ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈaɪɚlənd ˈæmətʃɚ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ.