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

0–3) * 1997: Preliminary round (lost to

1–3)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Dave 1956 births 2020 deaths American darts players Professional Darts Corporation early era players Sportspeople from Malden, Massachusetts