Angus Ross


Angus Ross was a Scottish professional darts player who competed in the 1970s & 1980s.

Biography

He wins on the 1980 BDO Golden Darts Championship Pairs Champion who team with Jocky Wilson to Scotland he beats Norman Gilmore & Dessie Noade to Northern Ireland.
He represented Scotland with captain Rab Smith and Jocky Wilson in the 1981 BDO Nations Cup. In the final with Scotland and England tied at 4-4, Ross defeated Cliff Lazarenko in the deciding leg to clinch the trophy 5-4 for the Scots.
He competed in the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to John Lowe. He then played in the 1982 BDO World Darts Championship and defeated former world champion Leighton Rees 2-0 in the first round but was defeated by the Australian Terry O'Dea 2-0 in the second round. He once appeared on quiz show Bullseye, where he achieved a score of 179 from nine darts.
Ross died from pancreatic cancer in January 2016 at the age of 62.

World Championship results

BDO