Dennis Taylor y Ken Doherty Esparcieron Cenizas de John Virgo En Old Trafford

Part of snooker champion John Virgo’s ashes were secretly scattered at Old Trafford by former titleholders Dennis Taylor and Ken Doherty, MARCA reported.

Virgo died on Feb. 4 at the age of 79 near Málaga, Spain, where he lived. During an 18-year playing career, he won the UK Championship and reached the World Championship semifinals in 1979 before later working as a television commentator. The details of the tribute emerged in Virgo’s final memoir, Where’s the White Ball?, as reported by The Sun.

Taylor and Doherty attended a VIP lunch on April 13 at the invitation of Sir Alex Ferguson prior to a match between Manchester United and Leeds. Doherty asked Virgo’s widow, Rosie, for a portion of her late husband’s ashes.

“I don’t know if they’re going to let me scatter them. They get so many requests.”

While dining in the suite, the Old Trafford groundsman approached the two former players. “He told us that after the match he would come look for me and Dennis. And he did,” Doherty said.

“We went out onto the pitch. He told us: ‘Go ahead. Do whatever you want, but don’t publish a photo. We don’t have permission to do it. This is just for you, Rosie and the family,'” Doherty’s testimony noted. Doherty and Taylor then took the ashes and scattered them along the touchline while offering a brief prayer.

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