RIP - Jocky Wilson

[Uncle Spielberg]

Gone to the great Oche in the Sky. 62.

 

[mistahclarke]

Lucky he'll be forever immortalised by the van Morrison song.







Oh the beebs totps error at least.

 

[Return of the Rev]

RIP
# http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ao9p3ou7-U

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Lucky he'll be forever immortalised by the van Morrison song.


Oh the beebs totps error at least.

Oh yes indeedy!

Sad to hear The Fife Fifer's shuffled off this mortal coil, but I'm sure he'd approve of us copying one of his trademark cheeky wee grins as we remember him being immortalised on TOTP...

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[BRIGHT ON Q]

Saw him at the Elma in Worthing do an exhibition match years ago.Must have drunk 10 pints of Guinness while playing the local darts team and whipped the lot of them.Great character.

 

[s5.bha]

RIP Big Man........

 

[kevtherev]

R.I.P Jocky,,,,,once they banned the fags and boozing on stage he was never the same player. Used to love watching the Darts back then. Still do, but back then they were playing for peanuts, not like the money in the game today. Somehow I always thought it was better, even if the standard today is far greater than then. They were just working guys like the man in the street.

 

[Beach Hut]

RIP - Great Darts player

 

[Durlston]

I've got Sid Waddell's autobiography and he said what a nice bloke Jocky Wilson was. Invited him in to his run-down flat in Fife and made him very welcome even when he was ill with a chest infection. He fell on hard times after drinking and smoking most of his career prize money.

Bit similar to snooker's Alex Higgins, who died at 61 - both won two world titles and both led an unhealthy lifestyle but great entertainers in their respective sport.

RIP Jocky Wilson.

 

[John Bumlick]

fat Scot who drank and smoked excessively in "early" death "shocker"...

 

[Leekbrookgull]

fat Scot who drank and smoked excessively in "early" death "shocker"...

and your point is ??

 

[Mutts Nuts]

Saw him at the Elma in Worthing do an exhibition match years ago.Must have drunk 10 pints of Guinness while playing the local darts team and whipped the lot of them.Great character.

In those days they could not play sober, snooker was the same till steve davies came along sipping water and whipping everyone, remember Bill Werbenick (spelt wrong probably but he would not mind)he used to drink 10 pints before he started.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

fat Scot who drank and smoked excessively in "early" death "shocker"...

That's a bit mean spirited JB.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Where the hell are Crawley Town gonna find a new manager at such short notice?!?!?!

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

In those days they could not play sober, snooker was the same till steve davies came along sipping water and whipping everyone, remember Bill Werbenick (spelt wrong probably but he would not mind)he used to drink 10 pints before he started.

20 pints.

 

[mlg57]

Great darts player, I used to love his tussles with Eric Bristowe, RIP.

 

[hola gus]

Where the hell are Crawley Town gonna find a new manager at such short notice?!?!?!

Lol not noticed that before but now you mention it uncanny!!!!

 

[Mutts Nuts]

20 pints.

Snooker Legend

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

and your point is ??

fat and scottish

 

[8ace]

20 pints.

50 pints

He tried to get tax relief on his shant as he claimed it was medicinal to stop his shaking. He used to travel to tournaments in a caravan as well.