Darts champion Jocky Wilson dies

Former world darts champion Jocky Wilson has died at the age of 62 at his home in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.

Former world darts champion Jocky Wilson has died at the age of 62 at his home in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.

Wilson, who won world titles in 1982 and 1989, had recently been suffering with the lung disorder chronic pulmonary obstructive disease. He died on Saturday, Fife police said.

Wilson turned professional in 1979 and enjoyed a stellar career through to his retirement in 1996.

He reached at least the quarter-finals of every world championship between 1979 and 1991, he was a four-time British champion between 1981 and 1988 and a three-time Scottish Masters champion.

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Wilson was married to the Argentinian-born Malvina, and had three children, a daughter Anne Marie, and two sons, John and William. – (PA)