Dave Harold, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dave Harold

English snooker player

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1966

Place of Birth: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

Profession: snooker player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

David "Dave" Harold (born 9 December 1966) is an English former professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent.
He was known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter" (conflating his home city's pottery industry and his profession of potting snooker balls).
He was also the first player on the television circuit to sport a plaster on his chin as a guide for his cue, which is a practice now adopted by Graeme Dott.
As an amateur he played as David Harold, but since turning professional in 1991 he was registered as Dave Harold.
He has three children and is separated from his wife.He won one ranking title, reached two further finals and several semi-finals, and spent four seasons ranked among the top 16.
Harold was renowned for both his very strong defensive play and his unusual cue-action, with which he is able to unleash a great deal of power on a shot without using backswing on the cue.
Despite safety play ultimately being considered his strong point, he compiled 143 century breaks, putting him 22nd on the all-time list.
Steve Davis has commented that he is not the most naturally gifted player, but makes up for this with strong tactical play.
For his technique and grinding play he has been compared to Cliff Thorburn.