Leighton Rees

Birthday: 1/17/1940
Deathday: 6/8/2003
Place of birth: Ynysybwl, Wales
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: Leighton Thomas Rees, Marathon Man

Biography

Leighton Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He is best known as the first-ever BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Championship and was a former World No. 1 player. He was one of the sport's most successful players throughout the 1970s, and retired from the game in 1991. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia