Jocky Wilson

Jocky Wilson 22 March 1950 24 March 2012 was a Scottish professional darts player After turning pro in 1979 he quickly rose to the top of the game winning the World Professional Darts Championship in 1982 then again in 1989 Wilson competed in all major darts tournaments of the era and won the British Professional Championship a record four times between 1981 and 1988 A contemporary and rival of Eric Bristow Bob Anderson and John Lowe Wilsons ungainly appearance and roughhewn lifestyle belied his prowess in the sport He was dogged by health problems however and suddenly retired from the game in December 1995 He withdrew from public life and was rarely seen in public or gave interviews before his death in March 2012 From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia