NAME: Alan Evans
NICKNAME: "Evans the Arrow"
DATE OF BIRTH: 14th June 1949 – 11th April 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH: Rhondda, Wales
RESIDES: N/A
HEIGHT: N/A
MARITAL STATUS: Survived by wife Jean and kids Mark and Claire
SPONSORS: None
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION: None
TYPE OF DARTS USED: None
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: July 1977 saw Evans facing boxer Muhammad Ali in an exhibition match that was held at the Gipsy Hill Stadium in England. The handicap rules of the match required that Evans hit trebles for scoring points. Ali was able to win the match by hitting the bullseye. Ali immediately proclaimed himself as the Darts Champion of the World.
TITLES: His significant wins include his 1975 stint at the World Masters that he won. He reached the semi-finals in1979 and 1987. His other tournament wins include the 1975 British Cup and the 1977 Team and overall competition.
OTHER INFO: David Alan Evans, a professional darts player of Welsh origins, competed in professional darts in the 1970s and 1980s. He was one the early darts players who played for the televised darts matches and had a few successes in the 1970s. However, by the 1980s when the game actually started gaining popularity, his form had faded and he could not prosper from as much limelight for himself as his contemporaries like Eric Bristow, Jocky Wilson and John Lowe did.
NICKNAME: "Evans the Arrow"
DATE OF BIRTH: 14th June 1949 – 11th April 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH: Rhondda, Wales
RESIDES: N/A
HEIGHT: N/A
MARITAL STATUS: Survived by wife Jean and kids Mark and Claire
SPONSORS: None
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION: None
TYPE OF DARTS USED: None
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: July 1977 saw Evans facing boxer Muhammad Ali in an exhibition match that was held at the Gipsy Hill Stadium in England. The handicap rules of the match required that Evans hit trebles for scoring points. Ali was able to win the match by hitting the bullseye. Ali immediately proclaimed himself as the Darts Champion of the World.
TITLES: His significant wins include his 1975 stint at the World Masters that he won. He reached the semi-finals in1979 and 1987. His other tournament wins include the 1975 British Cup and the 1977 Team and overall competition.
OTHER INFO: David Alan Evans, a professional darts player of Welsh origins, competed in professional darts in the 1970s and 1980s. He was one the early darts players who played for the televised darts matches and had a few successes in the 1970s. However, by the 1980s when the game actually started gaining popularity, his form had faded and he could not prosper from as much limelight for himself as his contemporaries like Eric Bristow, Jocky Wilson and John Lowe did.
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