Eric Bristow

Eric Bristow

  • Birthday: 1957-04-25
  • Deathday: 2018-04-05
  • Place of birth: Hackney, London, England, UK
  • Also know as: The Crafty Cockney

Biography

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

Filmography

Arrows

1979

As Self

Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows

2008

As Self - Presenter

Toe the Oche

1987

As Self

Heartlands

2003

As The Crafty Cockney

Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts

2004

As Self (archive footage)

You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully

2015

As Self - Professional Darts Player

Greatest Ever Christmas Ads

2016

As Self - Darts Legend

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

2006

As Self (archive footage)

House of Flying Arrows

2016

As Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986

Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory

2002

As Self (archive footage)

Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor

2017

As Self (archive footage)

The Story of Darts

2002

As Self

Special Report – The Voice of Darts

2012

As Self - Five-time World Champion

The Power of Darts

2013

As Self - 5 Times World Champion

Darts.... The John Lowe Way

1983

As Self (archive footage)

A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell

2014

As Self (archive footage)

Jocky Wilson Said

2019

As Self (archive footage)

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