Sid Waddell

Biography

Sid Waddell (10 August 1940 – 11 August 2012) was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the "Voice of Darts" due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC and Sky Sports. Due to his joke telling skills he was also nicknamed the Thief of Bad Gags, firstly by Dave Lanning. He was nominated for two prestigious awards for his work, and published several books. Following his death on 11 August 2012, the day after his 72nd birthday, the decision was made to rename the PDC World Darts Championship trophy the Sid Waddell trophy from 2013. Waddell's funeral was held in Leeds on 22 August 2012. Before Waddell's funeral he was cremated earlier in the day in a private ceremony. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Soccer AM

as Self

House of Flying Arrows

as Self (archive footage)

Timeshift

as Self - Darts Commentator (archive footage)

A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell

as Self (archive footage)

Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory

as Self (archive footage)

The World Of Phil Taylor

as Self (voice)

Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way

as Self (voice) (achieve footage)

Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts

as Self

Special Report – The Voice of Darts

as Self - The Voice of Darts (archive footage)

Michael Van Gerwen - The Best Darts Player in The World

as Self (voice) (archive footage)