Jerry Umberger (born 21 January 1942) is a former
American
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professional darts player, who played in
Professional Darts Corporation
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events. He used the nickname Tucker.
Career
From
Pennsylvania
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, Umberger first competed in the
BDO World Darts Championship
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The champio ...
in
1981
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, where he lost 2-0 to
Cliff Lazarenko
Cliff Lazarenko (born 16 March 1952) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed "Big Cliff" due to his height (193 cm / 6'4") and weight (over 127 kg at his peak), he is known for being a colourful character on and off the stage ...
in the last 16, a round he would reach again in 1983, this time losing to
Tony Brown.
Umberger runner up on 1981 Los Angeles Open but he lost to
John Corfe
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of Wales.
After switching to the
PDC, he was brought in to make up the numbers in the inaugural
1994 WDC World Darts Championship, and lost a group match against
Peter Evison
Peter Kenneth Evison (born 27 May 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed The Fen Tiger, his greatest achievements were th ...
, before beating
Kevin Burrows
Kevin Burrows (born 25 November 1964 from Ipswich, Suffolk) is a former English professional darts player, who played in the Professional Darts Corporation events.
Career
From Ipswich, Suffolk, Burrows first was brought in to make up the number ...
.
World Championship performances
BDO
* 1981: Second round (lost to
Cliff Lazarenko
Cliff Lazarenko (born 16 March 1952) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed "Big Cliff" due to his height (193 cm / 6'4") and weight (over 127 kg at his peak), he is known for being a colourful character on and off the stage ...
0–2) (sets)
* 1982: First round (lost to
Doug McCarthy
Douglas "Doug" McCarthy is an English former professional darts player who played in British Darts Organisation events in the 1970s and 1980s.
Career
McCarthy played in four BDO World Darts Championships. In 1979, he beat Charlie Ellix in ...
0–2)
* 1983: Second round (lost to
Tony Brown 0–3)
* 1985: First round (lost to
Alan Glazier 0–2)
PDC
* 1994: Last 24 Group (lost to
Peter Evison
Peter Kenneth Evison (born 27 May 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed The Fen Tiger, his greatest achievements were th ...
0–3) and (beat
Kevin Burrows
Kevin Burrows (born 25 November 1964 from Ipswich, Suffolk) is a former English professional darts player, who played in the Professional Darts Corporation events.
Career
From Ipswich, Suffolk, Burrows first was brought in to make up the number ...
3–0)
* 1995: Last 24 Group (lost to
Bob Anderson 1–3) and (beat
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 ...
3-1)
References
External links
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1942 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
American darts players
Professional Darts Corporation early era players