RIP Sid Waddell

Dillonb3

Sky Sports has just confirmed Sid Waddell has died.
Legend of the game RIP

The Floyd p

RIP

Will I Amnt

Didn't think he was that gravely ill
Love him or loathe him he was a big character in the game,he will be missed.

mike65

Ah sad, didn't have SKY buy when I did catch darts I always enjoyed him.

Joekers

The voice of Sky Sports Darts
Rip

buster180

R.I.P Sid

Nozebleed

sad news indeed..please god the dont replace him with freddie flintoff.

Red Crow

RIP Sid

beeroclock

RIP - a complete and utter legend of a man

Pj!

Sad news. RIP.

Good interview here.

The_Kew_Tour

Very sad news!!

Darts has lost its voice today.

Sunnyisland

RIP sid, May you have your bullseye in the sky.

the big herm

A legend has passed, RIP

briany

I didn't think he was that bad either.

A sad, sad loss.

Kingp35

Very sad news.

Darts wouldn't be where it is today without Sid. He was the man the got the BBC to show darts on TV and bring the sport to a larger audience. Whether he loved or loathed him no one can deny the work he has done for darts.

RIP

Pacing Mule

Ah no that's a shocker.

kfallon

The voice of darts and a very intelligent man to boot.

The darts won't be the same with out him

"There wouldn't have been more excitement if Elvis had just walked in and ordered a chip butty!!"

R.I.P. Sid

cgpg5

R.I.P the voice of darts.

monkey9

An absolute legend! Darts just won't be the same without Sid. RIP Sid.


"The room has gone so quiet you can hear a dab of vinegar drop on a chip!!"

buster180

Some of Sid's best bits

puffishoes

Loved him, won't be the same without him.

RIP

mfceiling

Very sad news....one of the "voices" associated with a sport like bill mclaren was with rugby and Murray walker was with F1.

munster87

RIP a legend of the sport

Pj!

'Checked out at 72 (T16 D12)'


RIP

sham69

Listening to him since I was a kid.
There was always darts on in the house.
Terrible loss to the game, darts just won't be the same
The passion the man had for the game was unreal.
RIP Sid

Treble20

RIP Sid,he'll be missed by darts players and fans.

Henry Ford III

Sad to hear he's gone. I thought he was great.

R.I.P. Sid.

sean501

RIP Sid,gone but will live on in our memories forever,legend!!

Lazarus2.0

What Sid contributed to the game of darts is barely quantifiable . It was he who first got darts on TV in the early 70's (Indoor League) and carried it forward with the World Championships on BBC and right through to where the game is today as a major sport on Sky . He wasn't just the voice of darts , he was and is Darts !

R.I.P. Sid Waddell

Bullseye501

R.I.P Sid

bernardo mac

Marvellous entertainer,a creative gymnast of words :"This game of darts is twisting like a rattlesnake with a hernia!"...Bless him.

StephenHendry

RIP Sid, he was the voice of darts on both the beeb and Sky. he was one of the reasons that darts became so popular on tv, and his commentary for me drew me to the game when i was growing up. a true legend and won't be replaced.

mirwillbeback

A great man, and he was the driving force of getting darts to where it is today.

" 'e musta felt like tweetie pie in an air gun factory, unda constant pressha "

Dartgod

R.I.P. Sid - you will be sadly missed !

http://www.dartoidsworld.com/columns/436.html

Degag

The World Championship trophy is to be re-commissioned and called the "Sid Waddell Memorial" according to SSN.

CUCINA

Quite saddened to hear this news yesterday.

Sid was the one who really got me interested in darts in the early 80's, probably the peak period for darts coverage on the BBC.

I wrote to him once, sometime around then, complimenting him on his jokes and also about how my friend and I were speculating what part of England he was from, having a guess at Newcastle.

I was surprised some days later to receive a hand-written letter back in the post from him, with a signed photo.
He thanked me for the kind comments and told me where he was from. (I forget off-hand where he said...still have the letter...somewhere!

Dartgod

Another great tribute to Sid - -
http://www.dartoidsworld.com/columns/HR74.html

tcite

R.I.P. Sid. Funeral is today.