Davis was introduced to snooker by his father Bill, a keen player, who took him to play at his local working men's club at the age of 12, and gave him Joe Davis' instructional book How I Play Snooker.
Дэвіса прывёў у снукер яго бацька Біл, які ўзяў яго гуляць у мясцовым клубе рабочых у 12 гадоў і падарыў яму навучальную кнігу Джо Дэвіса "How I Play Snooker".