Profiles of 1976 Finalists - Scotland
Reproduced from the 1976 Programme
Central
George Young
An engineer who took up darts
three years ago. He was a member of the winning
Rothmans four-man team in 1975 and also collected
the Whitbread singles title last year.
Robert Brown
Plays four nights per week
and practices in 'every spare moment'. It seems
to pay off as his recent success in the West of
Scotland Team Championships testifies! Both players
live in Glasgow.
Northern
Norman Peters
A left-handed player and practices
daily. He is an electrician by trade and is a
regular member of the Dundee Darts Association
representative team.
Robert Kindlen
Has been playing for eight
years and, like his partner, plays for the D.D.A.
team. Apart from darts, Bob is a keen soccer fan.
South
Derek Higginson
Inherited the love of darts
from his father and also enjoys playing pool and
snooker. He took up darts nine years ago and plays
four nights a week.
Arthur Burnham
Has a string of triumphs to
his name including the Scottish Nodor title in
1974-75. He is a reserve for the Scottish team
and when not playing darts he pursues his other
hobby - breeding budgerigars!
South
East
Joseph Hunter
A regular member of the Inverkeithing
team and plays four nights a week. His triumphs
include the Civil Service doubles title.
George Bowman
A plasterer by trade 'Geordie'
has won the Rosyth singles title, the Watney-Mann
Inter City Championships and the Fife Phonogram
title. He has been playing darts for five years.