The iconic darts commentator Tony Green died on Monday after a long illness. Green was the commentator for the BBC at the BDO World Championship at Lakeside for many years.
Green witnessed Paul Lim's nine-darter at Lakeside in 1990. This was the first live nine-darter thrown at a world championship. Green was also known as presenter of the popular ITV game show Bullseye, which ran from 1982 to 1995.
His death was announced in a post on the Facebook page of the programme Bullseye. ''It’s with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dear friend and much loved colleague Mr Tony Green.''
''Tony passed away peacefully today after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Our love, thoughts and prayers go out to all of Tony’s family, who we hold such affection for, to all of Tony friends and those who were lucky enough to work with him.''
''Thank you Tony for all the memories, all the laughs (and trust us there were many!) and all the special times filming Bullseye together, what wonderful years those were and we are honoured to have shared them with you'', the statement reads.
With a very heavy heart we announce the passing of our dear friend & much loved colleague Mr Tony Green. Tony passed away peacefully today after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Our love goes to Tony’s family & friends. You will be so greatly missed. bit.ly/3Tngp3E
