Bob Anderson (darts player)

• World Cup 1988

Bob Anderson ( born November 7, 1947 in Winchester, Hampshire, England) is a former English darts player and world champion, nicknamed " The Limestone Cowboy" ( to German as: " The Limestone Cowboy" ).

Anderson won the World Professional Darts Championship in 1988, also 1986, 1987 and 1988, the World Masters Championship. 1987 and 1989 he was at position 1 of the WDF World Ranking. Today he lives in Clevedon, Somerset.

Anderson threw his first " 180 " ( maximum of three darts Passing Score ) at the age of seven years, he also was in early years also known as an outstanding athlete; He was nominated as a javelin thrower in the British selection for the Olympic Summer Games 1968. He broke his arm before the team left for Mexico. This was also the end of his javelin career. In 1990 he had to undergo an operation on the back, because his darts career was threatened by the complaints.

Anderson was also the driving force behind the Bob Anderson Classic, a major dart tournament, which took place from 2002 to 2005 year.