Interesting Moments In Darts Shirt History
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When the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) circuit started in 1994, it became almost customary for every player to use a nickname. I myself compete and play with players by the names of Dirt, R2, Big Dave, Chief, Rey Rey, Fred "Ton 60" Garza, T-Rex and others. All of which have their own unique dart shirt to further their dart playing persona, individuality and expression.
Here are a few historical bits of darts history and the dart shirts that became as much a part of these professionals as their ability to clean your clock at the oche.
Eric Bristow
The Crafty Cockney
The nickname of the Crafty Cockney was given to Eric Bristow when he visited an English pub by that name in 1976 during a visit to Santa Monica. It became a nickname which stuck with him throughout his career.Bristow wore a dart shirt (which he received from the same pub) depicting a uniformed British policeman, a Union Flag and the title Crafty Cockney whenever he took part in a tournament.
Dennis Priestley
Dennis The Menace
Sky Sports once used a player cam for video coverage of darts. A tiny camera was fitted to Dennis Priestley's dart shirt to capture his view of the action while playing.He is nicknamed "The Menace", in relation to the Dennis The Menace cartoons, and reflects this by wearing Red and Black striped dart shirts and outfitting his arrows with red and black flights.
I have to wonder if he has seen this article!
Wayne Mardle
Hawaii Five-O-One
Wayne Mardle is known as "Hawaii Five-O-One" and sports colorful Hawaiian shirts at darting events, a play on words from TV show Hawaii Five-O and the starting score in a leg of darts.
Bob Anderson
The Limestone Cowboy
Bob Anderson has been a professional for several years and has worn a selection of dart shirts which, as with Bristow, led him to a nickname. The shirts are usually a western style - or a cowboy style - and as a result Sid Waddell called him The Limestone Cowboy. The name stuck and he always plays under that moniker now. The Limestone Cowboy also refers to the limestone hills of Wiltshire where Bob used to live.
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