David Francis Kelly (May 11, 1956 – June 1, 2020) was an American professional darts player who played in
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World ...
(PDC) events.
Career
Kelly played in the
1993 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to
Martin Phillips of Wales.
He was brought in to make up the numbers in the inaugural
1994 WDC World Darts Championship, and lost both his matches to
Bob Anderson and
Gerald Verrier
Gerald Verrier (born December 5, 1958) is an American former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Career
Verrier was brought in to make up the numbers in the inaugural 1994 WDC World Darts ...
. He also competed in the
1997 WDC World Darts Championship
The 1997 Red Band World Darts Championship was held between 29 December 1996 and 5 January 1997 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex. It was the fourth World Championship organised by the World Darts Council, which had acrimoniously split from ...
, losing in the preliminary round to
Ritchie Gardner
Richard Gardner is an English former professional darts player who had some success during the 1980s, and was one of the 16 top players who formed a breakaway organisation during an acrimonious split in the game during 1992–94.
Career
Gar ...
.
Kelly left the PDC in 2008. He died on June 1, 2020.
World Championship performances
BDO
* 1993: Last 32 (lost to
Martin Phillips 1–3) (sets)
PDC
* 1994: Last 24 group (lost to
Bob Anderson 0–3) and (lost to
Gerald Verrier
Gerald Verrier (born December 5, 1958) is an American former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Career
Verrier was brought in to make up the numbers in the inaugural 1994 WDC World Darts ...
0–3)
* 1997: Preliminary round (lost to
Ritchie Gardner
Richard Gardner is an English former professional darts player who had some success during the 1980s, and was one of the 16 top players who formed a breakaway organisation during an acrimonious split in the game during 1992–94.
Career
Gar ...
1–3)
References
External links
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1956 births
2020 deaths
American darts players
Professional Darts Corporation early era players
Sportspeople from Malden, Massachusetts