One of the sport’s legit superstars, former world champion Carl Morris has shown strength of character and entertained fans on and off the baize for well over a quarter of a century.
When Morris was only three-years-old, his world was turned upside down after being struck by Meningitis which put him in a coma for five days and subsequently left him profoundly deaf.
Having found it frustrating to participate and communicate with people in certain sporting activities, Morris was encouraged to play pool by his father when he was nine. Instantly, he was attracted to the sport and recognised that he could learn and improve by himself. Improve he did – and quickly.
His meteoric rise was remarkable. By 14 he was representing his county Kent at senior level, at 17 he turned professional, and only a year after that he was playing for the full England team with whom he would win several World Team Championships. Many of those team titles were with his late father who was the England manager at the time.
