Leighton Rees

Born: January 17, 1940 Died: June 8, 2003 Ynysybwl, Wales

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

Leighton Rees appears in Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World, Arrows, The Story of Darts, Jocky Wilson Said.

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