Bristow was pain in the A ** e but death hit me hard .. he was only 60, says George
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Bobby George opened himself at the death of his great rival Eric Bristow – and admits that he has warned the arrows great to delay.
Bristow died suddenly from a heart attack In 2018 at only 60 years old.
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George, 79, and The cunning cockney Confronted on the oche during the 1980s.
Bristow was the face of darts at the time and won five BDO world championships titles.
He was also known for his Hell-rading antics away from the sport – And was rarely seen without a pint in his hand.
George, who met Bristow as a teenager, remembers: “He could be a pain in the A ***,
“We had a number of straight holes over the years.
“But he was my partner for most of the time and we had some great times together.”
Bristow defeated George memorable in the final of the 1980 World Championship.
It was the first crown of Bristow, with the star born in Hackney who repeated the trick in 1981, 1984, 1985 and 1986.
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King of Bling was somewhat in the shadow of Bristow and won two large BDO titles during his career.
And he was stunned by Bristow passed by early seven years ago.
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He wrote in his autobiography: “The death of Eric Bristow hit me hard.
“He was only 60 for the importance of F ***. That is not age nowadays, right?
“I knew him since he was a teenager – and he has never changed.”
George admits that Bristow was not someone who succeeds health advice – despite trying to give it to him.
He continued: “Everyone who knew him was aware that he did not exactly led a healthy lifestyle.
If I go, I’ll go like that. Pop.
Eric Bristow
“As long as I knew him, he was a heavy smoker, who always rolled his.
“And he wouldn’t think about going through 15 or 16 pints Guinness in a day, to complete everything with a curry.
“Nobody can handle that day, day out.
“I would say,” You smoke and you drink too much. ”
“He said,” I know all about it, Bob. But do it that way – nobody will push me in a wheelchair. When I go, I will go like that. Bang. ”
“And he did it too. Afraid.”
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