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Leighton Rees

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Also known as Leighton Thomas Rees

darts player (1940–2003)

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Ynysybwl, Wales

Leighton Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He is best known as the first-ever BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Championship and was a former World No. 1 player. He was one of the sport's most successful players throughout the 1970s, and retired from the game in 1991. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

  • Jocky Wilson Said — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Sports Life Stories — Self (archive footage)2012
  • Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World — Self (archive footage)2006
  • Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts — Self (archive footage)2004
  • The Story of Darts — Self (archive footage)2002
  • Timeshift — Self - Darts Player (archive footage)2002
  • Bullseye — Self - Special Guest1981
  • Arrows — Self (archive footage)1979
  • Bullseye — Self1979
  • Alan Evans: The Rhondda Legend — Self1975

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Ynysybwl
Place of death
Llantrisant
Languages spoken
English language
Sport
darts
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date of birth
1940-01-17
date of death
2003-06-08
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