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Eric Bristow

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60 Years Old

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

Born

Hackney, London, England, UK on 25th April 1957

Died

5th April 2018

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Never the Twain
Eric Bristow
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Pointless Celebrities
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Bullseye
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Six Fifty-Five Special
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I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
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Punchlines
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60 Minutes Sports
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The Sporting Mavericks
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Sportsnight
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Heartlands
The Crafty Cockney
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Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
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Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
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House of Flying Arrows
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The Power of Darts
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The World Of Phil Taylor
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The Story of Darts
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You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
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A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
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Jocky Wilson Said
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Special Report – The Voice of Darts
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Arrows
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Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor
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Darts.... The John Lowe Way
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Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
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Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius
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