21 Facts About Bobby George

Robert Francis George was born on 16 December 1945 and is an English television presenter and former professional darts player.

Bobby George 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'.

Bobby 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, Bobby George has worked for the BBC as a co-presenter and promoter of the game in their coverage of darts tournaments.

Bobby George took up darts at the age of 30, and quickly improved, winning the first tournament he entered and making his first appearance at the World Masters less than a year later.

Bobby George has won several major tournaments, including the News of the World Championship in 1979 and 1986, the Butlins Grand Masters in 1979 and 1980, the North American Open in 1978 and the Nations Cup in 1980, as part of an England triples team with Tony Brown and John Lowe.

Bobby George was the first player to get over 100 average on television.

Bobby George reached the final of the BDO World Darts Championship in 1980 at his first attempt, beating Dave Whitcombe, Leighton Rees and Cliff Lazarenko.

Since 1998, Bobby George has been a co-presenter and pundit on the BBC darts coverage, primarily of the BDO World Championship.

Bobby George has made several other television appearances, not all relating to darts.

Bobby George was a team captain in Showbiz Darts again alongside Fordham.

In 2010, Bobby George performed Run DMC's Walk this Way on Let's Dance for Sport Relief with Tony O'Shea, Willie Thorne and Dennis Taylor.

Bobby George became the game's first full-time exhibition player when he stopped playing regular tournaments in 1986.

Bobby George appeared in a 2009 episode of BBC's Cash in the Attic.

In January and February 2016, Bobby George appeared in the three-part BBC series The Real Marigold Hotel, which followed a group of celebrity senior citizens including Miriam Margolyes and Wayne Sleep on a journey to India.

Bobby George appeared on The Real Marigold on Tour, visiting Florida and Kyoto in 2016, Chengdu and Havana in 2017, and St Petersburg in 2019.

In November 2017, Bobby George appeared on Gone to Pot: American Road Trip in which five celebrities go across California and Colorado to find out how cannabis can be used medicinally and how it would affect the UK if it was legalised.

Bobby George is a keen fisherman, and within the Bobby George Hall grounds are well-stocked fishing lakes.

Bobby George has two grandsons, Robert Jr and Edward, who were born within 23 hours of each other in July 2013.

Bobby George reached the semi-final of the 2013 BDO World Darts Championship, losing to eventual champion Scott Waites.

Bobby George has worked as an ambassador for basic arithmetic, touring schools teaching children how darts can help with counting skills.