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| Full name | Leighton Thomas Rees | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Marathon Man" | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1940 Ynysybwl, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 2003 (aged 63) Ynysybwl, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1970s | ||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1976–1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| World Ch'ship | Winner (1) 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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Leighton Thomas Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He was the first 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.[1]
- ^ The Bookseller. J. Whitaker & Sons, Limited. 1979. p. 1060.