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Eric Bristow

Eric John Bristow, MBE (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player. He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was a five-time World Champion, a five-time World Masters Champion a four-time World Cup singles champion and 2-time champion of the News of the World Darts Championship. He won 22 WDF and BDO Major titles and 70 career titles overall. In the 1980s, Bristow's skill and personality helped turn darts into a worldwide spectator sport. In 1993, Bristow was one of sixteen top players who broke away from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form their own organisation, which became the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He retired from competitive darts in 2007 and subsequently worked as a commentator and pundit on Sky Sports darts coverage. In the 1980s, Bristow came across Phil Taylor, then a raw darts talent in Stoke-on-Trent. He sponsored him with about £10,000 to fund his development in the game, on the understanding that the money would be repaid. Taylor went on to usurp his mentor as the greatest darts player ever, with Bristow often on the receiving end of his brilliance. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Born:
Apr 25, 1957 In Hackney, London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
6
First Appeared:
In the series Never the Twain 1981-09-07
Latest Project:
Movie Jocky Wilson Said 2019-05-15
Known For
Poster of House of Flying Arrows
Poster of Pointless Celebrities
Poster of Heartlands
Poster of Never the Twain
Filmography
Movie Jocky Wilson Said Self (archive footage) 2019-05-15
Movie House of Flying Arrows Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 2016-11-14
Movie You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully Self - Professional Darts Player 2015-07-27
Series Pointless Celebrities Self - Contestant 2011-07-04
Movie Heartlands The Crafty Cockney 2003-04-27
Series Never the Twain Eric Bristow 1981-09-07
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