Everton was a well-respected journalist and broadcaster who spent more than 30 years working for TV, starting in the 1970s.
He edited Snooker Scene for fifty-one years after founding the magazine.
He was described as “one of snooker’s greatest ever commentators and voice of the sport” in a statement released by the World Snooker Tour (WST).
It stated: “Everton devoted his life to snooker and covered some of the sport’s most historic moments as a broadcaster and journalist.”
A minute’s silence was observed before play on Friday at the British Open in Cheltenham, where players are vying for the Clive Everton Trophy, which was established in his honor two years ago.
Friend and pundit Dave Hendon wrote on social media that although the Voice of Snooker is no longer with us, the game he loved would always carry his memory.
a titan in journalism and broadcasting. a well loved friend and coworker. We all owe him a great deal.
He wrote more than 20 books on cue sports and served as the snooker correspondent for the Guardian.
