Leighton Rees
Welsh darts player (1940–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leighton Thomas Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He was the first BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Championship, and was a former World No. 1 player. He was one of the sport's most successful players throughout the 1970s, and retired from the game in 1991.[1]
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Full name | Leighton Thomas Rees | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Marathon Man" | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1940-01-17)17 January 1940 Ynysybwl, Wales | ||||||||||||||
Died | 8 June 2003(2003-06-08) (aged 63) Ynysybwl, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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Playing darts since | 1970s | ||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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BDO | 1976–1991 | ||||||||||||||
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World Ch'ship | Winner (1) 1978 | ||||||||||||||
World Masters | Quarter Final: 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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