RIP Jocky Wilson

Frank Spencer

RIP Jocky a great character of the game.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/17503460

buster180

RIP Jocky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGgTTxqbmLs

Kingp35

Just heard the news. Jocky's story is one of the great tragedies of darts, a brilliant player who just had a rotten time of it in later life. He will be missed.

RIP Jocky

Pj!

RIP Jocky

retalivity

Jocky Wilson said........RIP

Skerries

I loved Reet Petite

grey_so_what

RIP Jocky.

One of the greats!

fandabydozy

R.I.P. wee man :- (

MickySticks

RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGgTTxqbmLs

TanG411

Just read it now. Very saddened by the news.

He was a true legend, both on and off the oche.

MickySticks

What became of him after he retired from the darts? He never really done interviews did he?

Treble20

A true legend of the game of darts is Jocky Wilson,RIP.

Jacksquat

RIP

dexter647

Very sad news indeed...RIP Jocky

sharkey 25

MickySticks wrote: »

What became of him after he retired from the darts? He never really done interviews did he?

He moved back to kircaldy . He hardly ever appeared in public. His health worsened by all accounts . There was a documentary made about jocky recently called kirkaldy man , in which he dosent appear .
This is sad news but not suprising. Im too young to remember him playing but have seen a lot of clips. He was definitely someone transended the sport. Lots of people who have little interest in darts will know who jocky was.

monkey9

hawkwing

RIP

briany

Jocky Wilson is the kind of dart player who truly was of his era and his personage summed it up. He wasn't photogenic but he was a true everyman, someone who the fans could really get behind and they did. He will be missed.

All you retro computing enthusiasts/darts lovers, fire up your Amstrads or Spectrums, and load up this one in remembrance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkvPBDFZ5Jk

gramar

I remember hearing his name in the 80' when I was a young lad and he was a real people's hero. A real shame the way it all slipped away from him and he became a recluse while others from his era are still out doing exhibitions and the like. RIP.

sham69

Darts was always on in my house in the 80's as my dad played.
There were some great characters around, bristow, big cliff lazarenko,bobby George, bob Anderson, John Lowe and then there was jocky.
Had some great games against bristow and the final in 82 against auld stone face was class.
He was like the jimmy White of darts, reached the final stages of world championships so many times.
RIP...

StephenHendry

RIP Jocky. One of the reasons i got into watching darts along with the
crafty cockney. a real shame that he disappeared from darts after the world matchplay champs in 95 , a true legend.

DartManiac

SEVE,HURRICANE HIGGINS AND NOW JOCKY.80s Icons.RIP.

Tonplus

Sad news indeed..I grew up watching the legends of Darts and Jockey was my second favourite player next to John lowe..Always entertaining.

RIP Wee Man.

fryup

lost all his teeth by the age of 30, never washed his teeth as a child cause his granny told him that the english had poisoned the water :pac:

classic - you couldn't make it up

Dartgod

A great tribute to Jocky - http://www.dartoidsworld.com/columns/HR68.html

buster180

Sid Waddell talks about Jockey on Sky Sports

http://bcove.me/t8ye5uxf

Also this from the Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2124175/Jocky-Wilson-funeral-Hundreds-bed-final-farewell-darts-champion.html