Eric Bristow

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Bristow
Occupation	Darts Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 25, 1957(1957-04-25)
Age	67
Date Of Death	2018-04-05
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Eric Bristow Biography

Eric Bristow is one of the most popular and richest Darts Player who was born on April 25, 1957 in England, United Kingdom. Professional dartist who was five times World Champion.

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Eric John Bristow, MBE (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed “The Crafty Cockney”, was an English professional darts player.

Despite Eric going to almost every Arsenal game with his dad for around a decade, Eric became a supporter of Chelsea F.C. from the late 1960s until the end of his life, and he went to some Chelsea games on his own at Stamford Bridge in the early and mid 1970s. Eric shared his father’s negative opinions of London rivals Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

He was married Jane Bristow in 1988. He had two children with names like Louise as well as James.

Eric Bristow Net Worth

Eric Bristow is one of the richest Darts Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Bristow 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his professional professional career around 1977. and the following year that he was awarded his very first World Masters.

The year 2005 was the time he was the only player in history to be admitted into the PDC Hall of Fame.

In 1957, Bristow was born in the London Borough of Hackney, where his father was a plasterer and his mother worked as a telephone operator. Bristow left school at age 14. Bristow won his first world championship in 1980, defeating fellow Londoner Bobby George, and so began a decade’s worth of domination, in which he would retain his title in 1981 and win it again in 1984, 1985 and

1986. Like his snooker contemporary Steve Davis, however, he also had to cope with a shock defeat in a final during this period, when young unknown Keith Deller beat him in the 1983 final; he had also lost to Steve Brennan in the previous year’s first round. As well as his five world titles, Bristow also finished as runner-up on four occasions, the last in 1991.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Eric Bristow height 6 ft 3 in Eric weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Eric Bristow Dating?

According to our records, Eric Bristow married to Jane Bristow. As of December 1, 2023, Eric Bristow’s is not dating anyone.

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From 1978 to 1987, Bristow was in a relationship with former darts player Maureen Flowers. In 1989 he married Jane Higginbotham (born 1962). They had two children, a daughter and a son. They divorced in 2005 after 16 years of marriage, and he was later in a relationship with Rebecca Gadd until his death.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Darts Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Eric Bristow celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.

In the 1980s, Bristow came across a raw darts talent in Stoke-on-Trent. He sponsored him with about £10,000 to fund his development in the game, on the understanding that the cash would be repaid. The player was Phil Taylor who went on to usurp his mentor as the greatest darts player ever, with Bristow often on the receiving end of his brilliance.

What caused Eric Bristow death?

Heart attack

Did Eric Bristow have Dartitis?

In 1986 five-times World Champion, Eric Bristow revealed he had the condition because he was having problems with the release of his darts. Bristow managed to make a partial recovery from the condition, and even managed to regain the number one position in the world rankings.

Is Eric Bristow the dart player dead?

April 5, 2018

What weight darts did Eric Bristow use?

Eric Bristow 90% 24gK.

How much money did Eric Bristow leave in his will?

Former darts world champion Eric Bristow who died for a heart attack in April left over £400,000 in his will.