| Bobby George | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) George in April 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Full name | Robert Francis George | ||||||||||||
| Nickname | King of Bling Bobby Dazzler Mr Glitter | ||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1945 Manor Park, London, England | ||||||||||||
| Home town | London, England | ||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Darts | Winmau 23g Bobby George | ||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "We Are the Champions" by Queen | ||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||
| BDO | 1977–2009 | ||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 1980, 1994 | ||||||||||||
| World Masters | Semi Final: 1979 | ||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 32: 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Int. Darts League | Last 32 Group: 2005 | ||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||
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Robert Francis George (born 16 December 1945) is an English television presenter and former professional darts player. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Darts" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holding a candelabra to the Queen song "We Are the Champions".[1]
George won several leading major darts tournaments; he won the News of the World Darts Championship twice and appeared in two BDO Darts World Championship finals and was the first full-time exhibition player.
Since 1998, George has also worked for the BBC as a co-presenter and promoter of the game in their coverage of darts tournaments.