[2][5][3] His first professional refereeing role was at the 1974 World Snooker Championship and his first televised match was during the 1978 Masters.

[2] In 1977 he became the first secretary and treasuere of the newly created Professional Billiards and Snooekr Referees Association.

[2] Street started working for the Pearl Assurance company in 1968, and was an insurance agent ntil leaving the role to focus on refereeing professionally in 1986.

[11][12] During the quaifying competition for the 1987 British Open, Higgins threatened Street while holding his neck, an incident that snooker historian Clive Everton wrote was "glossed over".

[13] In 1992, Higgins was fined £500 by the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association for "failing to accord [Street] appropriate dignity and respect" at the 1991 UK Championship.

[21] Journalist Dave Hendon, deputy editor of Snooker Scene magazine, wrote in 2009 that "Everyone respected him.