Trivia

Before turning professional as a darts player, he was a builder by trade for some years, remarkably having not thrown a dart before the age of 29.

Possibly the biggest name in the game never to have won the Embassy world title.

Twice winner of the much-coveted News of the World title, he held this trophy aloft in 1979 and then repeated the feat in 1986.

Since 1998, has worked as a darts' pundit, offering expert analysis for BBC-televised darts events.