- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEric John Bristow
- Nickname
- The Crafty Cockney
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Five-time BDO World Darts Champion, winning the title in 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1986. . Five-time World Masters Champion, winning in 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, and 1984. . Four-time WDF World Cup singles champion (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989). . Two-time winner of the News of the World Darts Championship in 1983 and 1984. . Ranked world number one by the World Darts Federation a record five times between 1980 and 1990. . Won a total of 22 WDF and BDO major titles, 65 individual career titles, and 15 titles in team events, for a total of 80 overall career titles. . Other notable victories include British Open, Swedish Open (three times each), and North American Open (four times). . He also hosted the first two episodes of the darts-themed ITV game show Bullseye and was influential in popularizing the sport. These achievements made Eric Bristow one of the most decorated and influential darts players in history.
- IMDb mini biography by: Stephen Clarke Esq
- SpouseJane Higginbotham(1989 - 2005) (divorced, 2 children)
- His double 16 checkout.
- Was crowned world darts champion on five occasions, an achievement surpassed only by Phil Taylor.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1989 for his services to the sports of Darts.
- Participated in the 12th series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002) in 2012, finishing 4th out of 12 celebrities.
- He died of a heart attack on 5 April 2018 while watching the PDC Premier League at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
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