Jocky Wilson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jocky Wilson
Occupation	Darts Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 22, 1950(1950-03-22)
Age	74
Date Of Death	2012-03-24
Birthplace	Kirkcaldy
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Pisces

Jocky Wilson Biography

Jocky Wilson is one of the most popular and richest Darts Player who was born on March 22, 1950 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom. A former Scottish darts champion, who was among those players who had the greatest success to ever play the sport.

He, along with He, alongside Colin Lloyd, is in the conversation for greatest darts champion of all time., is considered to be the best darts champion of all time.

Wilson served in the British Army from 1966 to 1968. He also worked as a coal delivery man, fish processor, and also a miner at Kirkcaldy’s Seafield Colliery. However, it was a spell of unemployment which was to prove the catalyst to Wilson achieving darting greatness. In 1979 during this period of unemployment, he entered a darts competition at Butlins, Ayrshire, which he went on to win, claiming the top prize of £500. His success in this tournament convinced him that he should turn professional.

His record at the World Championship was one of great consistency. From his debut in 1979 until 1991 he managed to reach at least the quarter-finals on every single occasion. He was quarter-finalist eight times (1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991) and three-times a losing semi-finalist (1983, 1984, 1987) in addition to his two World titles. In 1992 and 1993 he suffered first round defeats for the only time at the Lakeside Country Club.

The family was dominated by his two sons William John and John, as well as a daughter named Anne Marie.

Jocky Wilson Net Worth

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

He spent his early years in orphanages prior to entering his first unit, the British Army.

He was toothless at the age of 28.

John Thomas “Jocky” Wilson (22 March 1950 – 24 March 2012) was a Scottish professional darts player from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. After turning pro in 1979, he quickly rose to the top of the game, winning the World Professional Darts Championship in 1982, then again in 1989. Wilson competed in all major darts tournaments of the era and won the British Professional Championship a record four times between 1981 and 1988.

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Who is Jocky Wilson Dating?

According to our records, Jocky Wilson married to Malvina Wilson (m. ?–2012). As of December 1, 2023, Jocky Wilson’s is not dating anyone.

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His greatest achievements came in the World Championships, first in 1982 where he beat Lowe 5–3 in the final, and then seven years later, when he beat his other great rival Bristow 6–4 in a classic match, where Bristow had recovered from 5–0 down to 5–4 and 2–2 in the tenth set. This was to be the Scot’s last taste of success in a major event although the odd final appearance still came over the next few years.

Facts & Trivia

Jocky Ranked on the list of most popular Darts Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jocky Wilson celebrates birthday on March 22 of every year.

Wilson joined the other top professionals who split away from the ruling British Darts Organisation in 1993 to form the WDC (now Professional Darts Corporation). He was not able to recapture the form that took him to two world championships however, and only participated in two PDC World Championships, failing to win a single match. He lost both group games in 1994 (to Dennis Priestley and Graeme Stoddart) and again in 1995 (to Priestley and Lowe).

What happened to Jocky Wilson?

A heavy smoker for 40 years, in November 2009 it was announced that Wilson had been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Reports stated that he had smoked up to 50 cigarettes a day for most of his life. He died just after 9 p.m. on 24 March 2012 at his home in Kirkcaldy, at the age of 62.

Where did Jocky Wilson come from?

He grew up on a Kirkcaldy council estate. ‘You could always rely on him,’ says Jimmy Skirving, a former close friend who drank with him in the Lister Bar, the local where a 19-year-old Wilson first learned to play darts.

How many times did Jocky Wilson win World darts?

Scottish darts great Jocky Wilson, who won the World Professional Darts Championship twice , would have turned 70 yesterday.

What age is Jocky Wilson?

62 years (1950–2012)

What dart player has recently died?

Mike Gregory , known as the ‘Quiet Man of Darts’, was confirmed to have passed away on Tuesday morning, 30 years after his remarkable final appearance in the World Darts Championship. Gregory faced Phil Taylor in the final, and excruciatingly missed six match darts to clinch the title after a superb showing.