
Eric Bristow: The Autobiography
The Crafty Cockney
$21.29
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2010
Summary
The autobiography of the legendary darts player and a British sporting icon Eric Bristow MBE (1957-2018) might just have been the greatest darts player of all time.
An unmistakable figure on the oche during his 1980s heyday, ‘the Cheeky Cockney’ became renowned not just for the number of world titles he won but for his arrogance on stage and off it.
In this candid account, Bristow reveals how darts saved him from his early life as a cat burglar, shoplifter and thug - and intro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099532798 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099532794 |
| Author: | Eric Bristow |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 256g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
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Eric Bristow is Mr Darts … he has left no tale untold in his explosive book
Eric Bristow is Mr Darts … he has left no tale untold in his explosive book * Daily Sport *
Blows the lid off the game * Daily Star *
About The Author
Eric Bristow
ERIC BRISTOW MBE was the most successful darts player of the 1980s and single-handedly turned the game into a worldwide spectator sport. He won five World Championships between 1980 and 1986, five World Masters, and has won almost every tournament in the game at least once. Between 1980 and 1987 he reigned as number one in the world and in 1989 was given an MBE for his services to the sport. He currently works as a pundit and commentator for Sky Sports and tours Britain with other famous darts names such as John Lowe as part of the Legends Tour.
PAUL CARTER began his career in journalism in 1990 at the Oldham Advertiser. He has worked as a sports reporter for the Sunday Times, feature writer for the Sun and also at Sky News. In 1996 Paul joined Sport Newspapers and was made editor of the Sunday Sport in 2001. He quit in September 2007 to pursue a career as a writer. Paul has had one other book published in 2006, Behind Palace Doors, the story of the Queen Mother as told through the eyes of her equerry Major Colin Burgess.
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