Sad news to hear an old friend and top guy Alan Glazier has passed away. Some great memories and a great fella RIR #TheTonMachine Condolences to all his family.
Former World Championship semi-finalist Alan Glazier passes away
BDOThursday, 12 November 2020 at 19:12
Former World Championship semi-finalist and News of the World finalist, Alan 'The Ton Machine' Glazier has passed away, it has been revealed.
Glazier reached the semi-finals back in 1986 losing out to Eric Bristow in a 5-3 defeat and lost to Bobby George in the News of the World in 1979.
One of the first players to become a full-time professional, he appeared in the very first World Championship in 1978 losing to Alan Evans. He quit the BDO in 1997.
Earlier this year, he was hospitalised after suffering a heart attack and subsequently received treatment for a chest infection relating to COVID-19 but his cause of death isn't yet known.
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UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024