Alan Evans

This article is about the Welsh professional darts player. For the neuroscientist, see Alan Evans (academic). For the American poet, see David Allan Evans. For other people with a similar name, see Allan Evans.

Alan Evans
Personal information
Full nameDavid Alan Evans
NicknameEvans the Arrow[1]
Born(1949-06-14)14 June 1949
Ferndale, Mid Glamorgan, Wales[2]
Died12 April 1999(1999-04-12) (aged 49)
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1973–1988
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi-final: 1979, 1987
World MastersWinner (1) 1975
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
British Open

World Cup (Team)

World Cup (Overall)		1975

1977

1977
Updated on 1 July 2007.

David Alan Evans[3] (14 June 1949 – 12 April 1999) was a Welsh professional darts player and former World No. 1 who competed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Evans was one of the early faces of television darts and had some tournament success in the 1970s, including scoring the first televised 180 in the 1973 Indoor League semi final. By the time that darts had gained major popularity in the early 1980s, Evans's form had faded and he wasn't in the limelight as much as Eric Bristow, John Lowe and Jocky Wilson, all of whom found fame and success from the game.[4]

  1. ^ Waddell, Sid (15 April 1999). "Darts: The legend of `Evans the Arrow'". The Independent. ALAN EVANS, universally known as "Evans the Arrow" since the early 1970s, died last weekend in Barry, South Glamorgan, at the age of 49.
  2. ^ Price, Siân (23 February 2022). "Alan Evans: The life and career of the godfather of darts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ Rees, D. Ben. "Rees, Leighton Thomas (1940-2003), world champion darts player". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 4 March 2024. Rees was persuaded by his Welsh-team friend, David Alan Evans (1949-1999) to turn professional.
  4. ^ "Darts: The legend of `Evans the Arrow'". Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2018.