Sid Waddell

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 10, 1940

died

August 11, 2012

place of birth

Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

also known as

Voice of Darts · Sidney Waddell

total credits

3 movies

Biography

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.

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