Sid Waddell RIP

cuttysark · 12/08/12 - 12:33

Darts commentator Sid Waddell has died at the age of 72, his manager has confirmed.

Waddell, who had been suffering from bowel cancer since last September, became known as the voice of darts for his commentary over many years on the BBC and Sky.

full story here

RIP

Cryolemon · 12/08/12 - 12:43

He could be mad as a box of frogs, but he was a good commentator. RIP.

mickz · 12/08/12 - 13:07

Darts won't be the same without him.

SteelEdge · 12/08/12 - 13:39

Never knew he had cancer. Very sad news. Had one of the most recognisable voices in British sports commentary (for me he did anyway).

RIP Sid

[Deleted User] · 12/08/12 - 13:57

Was he the "One hundred and eightyyyyyyyyyy" guy?

Weetibix · 12/08/12 - 17:09

No that was Tony Green on Bullseye.

Sid Wadell was the commentator who came out with classics such as these...

'That was like throwing three pickled onions into a thimble!'

'He's about as predictable as a wasp on speed.'

'Look at the man go, its like trying to stop a waterbuffalo with a pea-shooter.'

'The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in with a portion of chips, you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them.'

'That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus.'

'Big Cliff Lazarenko's idea of exercise is sitting in a room with the windows open taking the lid off something cool and fizzy.'

'As Freud said to Jung in Vienna, you can psych up too much for a darts match.'

'Bristow reasons; Bristow quickens; aaaaah Bristow!'

'Keith Deller's not just an underdog, he's an underpuppy!' - Deller would go on to win the 1983 World Championship final against Bristow with a 138 finish.

'He's as cool as a prized marrow!'

'He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave.'

'When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer..... Bristow's only 27.'

'The pendulum swinging back and forth like a metronome.'

'He's been burning the midnight oil at both ends.'

'That's like giving Dracula the keys to the blood bank'

'This lad has more checkouts than Tescos.'

'Even Hypotenuse would have trouble working out these angles.'

'Steve Beaton - The adonis of darts, what poise, what elegance - a true roman gladiator with plenty of hair wax.'

'Phil Taylor's got the consistency of a planet ... and he's in a darts orbit