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Leighton Rees

Leighton Rees is best known for Bullseye, Timeshift, Sports Life Stories and Bullseye. Leighton Rees was born on January 17, 1940. Leighton Rees died on June 8, 2003 at the age of 63.

Born: January 17, 1940
Place of birth: Ynysybwl, Wales
Died: June 8, 2003 (63 years old)

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.

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