David Jones (darts player)

David Jones
Personal information
Full name	David Roderick Jones
Nickname	Roxy, Rocky
Born	July 5, 1949 Rhymney, Wales
Died	c. October 1995 (aged 46)
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1975 to 1986
Current world ranking	N/A
BDO majors - best performances
World Masters	Final 1975

David Roderick Jones (July 5, 1949 - October 1995^[1]) was a former Welsh darts player who played mostly during the formative years of darts television coverage during the 1970s. He was born in Rhymney, Glamorgan and although his nickname was Roxy the media got it wrong and he would often be referred to as Rocky or David Rocky Jones.

His best tournament display came in the Winmau World Masters when he reached the final in 1975 before losing to fellow countryman Alan Evans. Also during 1975 he won the Marlborough Masters and took the Unicorn World Pairs championships with Ray Phillips. He also had success in international darts with his country Wales, when they took the WDF World Cup team title in 1977.

He also appeared on television in the last darts final of Yorkshire Television's Indoor League in 1977 - finishing runner-up to Tony Brown.

The World Professional Darts Championship was first organised in 1978, but despite his relative success around that time Jones never featured in the event.

References

1. ^ Ancestory entry for David Rocky Jones

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database

Persondata
Name	Jones, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 5, 1949
Place of birth	Rhymney, Wales
Date of death	1995
Place of death