FabSwingers.com forum: Eric Bristow RIP

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

One of those sport stars who always seemed to be on the TV when I was a kid

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By *killsMan
over a year ago

Never Never Land

My heart just dropped out of me when I read this. What an ambassador for the game.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loved Big Eric

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By *aywhatnowMan
over a year ago

North County

RIP the crafty cockney, bankrolled Taylor, 60 no age, terrible sad.

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

What a shame. RIP.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Another here who's heart sank

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

he was one of the great darts legends of the past who has the hindsight to look to what it could be... and made it what it is now with the pdc!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jeez I wasn't expecting that

RIP Eric

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"One of those sport stars who always seemed to be on the TV when I was a kid"

Me too. RIP Eric.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Really surprised by this, met him a couple of years ago. RIP

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nooooooooo

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Bloody hell , he was only 60

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Used to have his darts game on the Commodore 64! Me and my brother used to fight over who would be Eric!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So bloody sad!

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Nice guy let me beat him a darts on a few occasions.

May he have finally found peace

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By *anejohnkent6263Couple
over a year ago

canterbury

rip big eric ....best wishes to your family and the darts family xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jocky's waiting for you at the Oche in the sky R.I.P

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

jeez... didn't realise he was working for sky tonight on the premier league when it happened....

all the players are going to be really shaken......

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By *ornylittlesubWoman
over a year ago

Grangemouth

Thought he was a prat when he played darts all those years ago....but not afraid to admit i was wrong, turned out he was the salt of the earth...met him a few times when he was doing exhibition....class act, at darts and as a person. R.I.P Crafty.

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury

Too young by far

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

he played in a pub i worked in back in the day , with keith deller and linda batton, all good darts players

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

RIP

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over a year ago

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I have played against him. When he walked into the pub to play against us, our captain said "What the fucking hell are you doing here, we were expecting Bobby George"

He bought everyone a couple of beers and was a good laugh

RIP Eric

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Awe so sad..

Saw him on Pointless the other night..

Another one from my youth gone

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By *ev and TrevCouple
over a year ago

cardiff

2 legends in the space of 2 days. R I P Eric and ray

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By *ystical_InkedBBWWoman
over a year ago

somewhere in the Shire of Derby

He used to play in my league, only spoke with him a few weeks back. The crowd have given him an amazing standing ovation tonight. Peter Wright was heartbroken after his match

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By *oldsteadyMan
over a year ago

glasgow

We don't get characters like Brissy in sport now.

He did it his way

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

So sad to hear the news when I woke up this morning

It was watching Eric on tv as a child that inspired me to tag along with my mum as a teenager when her team played and to join the team when I was old enough.

He was a lovely man. I remember him at an exhibition in a small venue when someone had waited outside for hours just to meet him as he arrived because they’d not been able to get a ticket. He invited them in and insisted on buying them a beer and playing a leg against them first

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Spent many a hour in the school holidays playing darts in the 80s.

Me and my mates all tried to replicate that unusual way he held his darts. Put a lot of holes in walls an inexcusable distance away from the dartboard as a result

Sad news.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big headed. Wind up merchant. Motor mouth...But just what darts needed at that time!

A great great player.

RIP the Crafty Cockney

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By *pforfun1234562016Couple
over a year ago

leamington spa

He made darts a real big sport for tv rip eric (rip butch also)

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By *otnew16Man
over a year ago

Dartford

Thanks to Eric, I love the sport of darts and he is to be thanked for making it the spectacle it is today.... R. I. P.

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