Eric Bristow’s Cause of Death at 60 Years Old Was Utterly Tragic

[@JonfitzFitzjohn-k6s]

i met Eric in Manchester in the 90s he was one Hell of a Nice Guy

[@dilwich]

Lets go back to the 80s when the world was normal.

[@alangrynich3615]

@@dilwich I couldn't agree more fantastic times growing up as a kid in the 80s and ur right things were more normal and life was more simple

[@Mickyd2121]

Couldn't agree more. Shame the world has ended up like this, especially our country 😔

[@Peter-oz8ec]

RIP crafty. One truly hell of a nice fella.

[@alancrisp1582]

😢 Anyone who dies young is tragic. And yes 60 is still youngest, by today's standards at least !.....

[@sovaine]

A legend in the darts world simple as that.

[@daveinthailand]

I never was into darts until i seen Eric and Jocky and Deller playing in early 80s then i was completely hooked .After the 80s it lost its luster but was great while it lasted lived down the road from Jocky Great times

[@robinterkzer8128]

He will always be the King of darts !

[@FactsVerseUK]

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[@georgemacdonald5282]

I think Erick and Jockey Wilson were the great games, they bounced of each other making their games legends 🎉

[@ericjencson9489]

There is no k in Eric

[@alangrynich3615]

The great bristow a proper dart player

[@paulinelee1762]

R.I.P. Eric. An Evergreen Legend ! Deepest Condolences to his Family XXXXX.

[@Irish780]

I met Eric once in kilkenny Ireland. I was meeting up with a girl there for a night out in a pub .. must be 10 years ago he was playing people a game of darts for 50 euro a game u get to play him and lose 😅😅 for charity .. I didn't play because I'm useless completely at the game, but I got to say hi, and he was doing a good deed nice guy

[@elainekerslake6865]

Stoke Newington boy. I knew him as a kid playing in the Red Lion church street. His dad used to drink in the Albion and became his chaffeur in the 80s . Paid him £100 a week...good money back then.

[@Jim-gx6um]

Eric played in my local few times we always had great night with him really friendly and good fun down to earth great champion rip

[@MarkyMark6816]

Loved Eric Bristow. No one has come close to his showmanship and helped escalate Darts into the mainstream entertainment sport we have today. RIP Eric you were a legend.❤️

[@stevefoley1021]

I knew Eric well,I played with him in north london,and don't forget Alan chapman,a black cabbie,owner north London, also my friend, Alan got Eric into London team,not many people know that,Alan was on england team.good memories Northumberland arms putney,

[@stevefoley1021]

Yeah eric was a good person, following up on my last comment eric never forgot you,I moved to California late 80s,so I hadn't seen him for a bit,but there a tournament in los angeles, LA open,no more But I remember eric coming in the venue, he spotted me eric came over,eric says hey mate how are you,he says let me know when your playing and I'll chalk the game,and he did,great guy

[@philipholmes1234]

@@stevefoley1021it’s a small world

60 is better than 40.!! We are obsessed with living to a great age and a peaceful end in our sleep.? Don’t be greedy. There’s always someone who’s guna die younger than you

[@desmondhull5778]

Another 70s legend gone.

[@WilliamFisher-jn4ul]

Lifestyle 😢

[@ukphone4183]

Great player sadly missed 😂😂

[@johnharvey848]

Excellent review.

[@godsstruggler8783]

Repeat yourself five times why don't you. Gotta get that Ad time up.

[@waynekerrr9027]

Narrated by an American who knows nothing about Bristow, except what he's read..very poor

[@Jeremy-i7c]

Did he die of dartitis? That’s sad😔

[@MrJokerlad19]

Erica Bristow

[@EdwardHinton-qs4ry]

He never looked healthy. He was a wreck. 60 is probably about right.

[@digeme69]

I was a big fan of Eric but it's well known that he was a heavy smoker and drinker and also used to live on Curries. I read a newspaper interview once where he said he didn't think he'd reach 40 and when he was 50 said he didn't think he'd reach 60. I also recall Bobby George saying he told Eric to maybe cut down a bit but Eric was having none of it, and he said He wanted to live like that. It's a shame he went at 60 but the lifestyle caught up with him.

[@PeevyMctweevy]

I was a big fan of Bristow's but honestly, he was nowhere near the best of todays darters..

[@jadejones8771]

The BDO is nowhere near as good as the PDO league

[@user-km1dj2mw6c]

You can only play what’s in front of you.

[@judex3226]

The standard of darts in the 80s wasn’t very high. In my opinion John Lowe was the best Player of the 80s. Bristow never hit a 9 dart finish in the world championships and I believe he never hit a 9 darter in any major tournament televised or un-televised. I don’t even think Bristow ever hit a televised 10 darter. Lowe hit the first televised 9 darter. Bristow was an just average player compared to the likes of Phil Taylor, MVG, Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Rob Cross etc

[@simonlevett4776]

Codswallop.

[@judex3226]

@@simonlevett4776 I’m factually right and you know it. Bristow never hit a 9 darter in the world championships or any any televised tournament. The first player to hit a 9 darter in a televised tournament was John Lowe in 1984. Bristow never did it. Lowe won 3 world championships in 79 87 and 93. He was the only player to win in 3 different decades until Phil Taylor did it. So I rank Lowe above Bristow. Though clearly Taylor was in a different league and so is MVG when he was at his peak. Now there’s several players that hit 180s for fun like Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Rob Cross and many of them have hit several televised 9 darters and have consistently have higher averages than Bristow 🎯 I’m not expressing my opinion I’m just stating the facts. Don’t you like facts that go against your opinion?

[@roddywilson8911]

@@judex3226maybe your facts are correct but what you fail to mention is that the boards back then were smaller, trebles and doubles were14 percent smaller than today, when the great jocky Wilson was playing back in the day he did a 1001 in 19:darts in an exhibition match according to rod harrington who was there, so the players of today have if easier than the boys back in the eighties, very seldom do you see bounce outs now ,common place back then,

[@judex3226]

@@roddywilson8911 Then I was right John Lowe was better than Bristow. As I said Lowe hit the first televised 9 darter in 1984. Paul Lim hit a 9 darter in 1990 at the world championships. The Goat Phil Taylor has hit 180s for fun in the 1990s and he’s hit 11 9 dart finishes in the world championships. None from Bristow. Bristow was not a patch on Taylor 🎯

[@Masoncalvin]

@@judex3226lowes 9 darter wasn’t in the world championships and 9 darters isn’t a guide on how good a player is look at the head to heads and major titles bristow was a better player and where did you get your factually right evidence from?

[@CatPiss-ls4zb]

Legend, didn't mince his words. Poofters etc

[@Peter-oz8ec]

RIP crafty. One truly hell of a nice fella.