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Age
10
Movies
7
TV Shows
6.7
Rating
Sid Waddell (10 August 1940 – 11 August 2012) was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the "Voice of Darts" due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC and Sky Sports. Due to his joke telling skills he was also nicknamed the Thief of Bad Gags, firstly by Dave Lanning. He was nominated for two prestigious awards for his work, and published several books.
72
Died at
10
Movies
7
TV Shows
6.7
Avg Rating
Sid Waddell (10 August 1940 – 11 August 2012) was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the "Voice of Darts" due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC and Sky Sports. Due to his joke telling skills he was also nicknamed the Thief of Bad Gags, firstly by Dave Lanning. He was nominated for two prestigious awards for his work, and published several books.
2019
Sid Waddell (10 August 1940 – 11 August 2012) was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the "Voice of Darts" due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC and Sky Sports. Due to his joke telling skills he was also nicknamed the Thief of Bad Gags, firstly by Dave Lanning. He was nominated for two prestigious awards for his work, and published several books.
Following his death on 11 August 2012, the day after his 72nd birthday, the decision was made to rename the PDC World Darts Championship trophy the Sid Waddell trophy from 2013.
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 10, 1940
Died
August 11, 2012
Birthplace
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK
Also Known As
Jocky Wilson Said
2019
Special Report – The Voice of Darts
2012
Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
1989
House of Flying Arrows
2016
Darts Players' Wives
2005
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
2014
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
2004
Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
2002
Michael Van Gerwen - The Best Darts Player in The World
2014
The World Of Phil Taylor
2010
