He was my favourite player when I used to watch years ago the bad boy of darts.
Five-time world darts champion Eric Bristow has died at the age of 60.
Bristow was at the Premier League Darts event at Liverpool's Echo Arena when he suffered a heart attack.
Fans at the Echo Arena burst into a rendition of "There's only one Eric Bristow" after being told he had died.
Bristow, who was born in east London and was known as the Crafty Cockney, has been called a "tremendous player and a huge character" who was "honest and straightforward".
One of darts' first superstar players, he won his five titles as a player in the British Darts Organisation, dominating the sport between 1980 and 1986.
During his career, he also won five world masters titles.
Sky news.
Five-time world darts champion Eric Bristow has died at the age of 60.
Bristow was at the Premier League Darts event at Liverpool's Echo Arena when he suffered a heart attack.
Fans at the Echo Arena burst into a rendition of "There's only one Eric Bristow" after being told he had died.
Bristow, who was born in east London and was known as the Crafty Cockney, has been called a "tremendous player and a huge character" who was "honest and straightforward".
One of darts' first superstar players, he won his five titles as a player in the British Darts Organisation, dominating the sport between 1980 and 1986.
During his career, he also won five world masters titles.
Sky news.
