Death: Darts legend and five-time world champion dies of a heart attack aged 60.

Legendary darts player and five-time world champion Eric Bristow has died aged 60, the Professional Darts Corporation has announced. Bristow collapsed while watching a Premier League darts match at the Liverpool Echo Arena and was later confirmed to have died of a heart attack.

As news of his death broke, fans at the Echo Arena began singing “There’s Only One Eric Bristow” in tribute to the player nicknamed “Tricky Cockney”. On the stage, the players Peter Wright and Daryl Garney were also impressed with what they changed on an emotional night.

He entered the PDC Hall of Fame in 2005 and is a popular person among sports supporters, working as a Sky sports television expert, and appears in the ITV show. I am a celebrity. Here in 2012. Bristo was awarded the MBE for sports in 1989 and won five World Championships in 1980 and 1986 with a furious dominant spell and five World Masters titles.

PDC chairman Barry Hearn paid tribute to the late Bristor. “Eric is always a legend in the world of darts and British sports. “He was a great player and a great person, and even after he retired, fans traveled miles to see him and watch him play. Eric was never afraid of controversy, but spoke his mind and was honest and forthright. We are grateful to him.” “I will miss PDC and dart sports.”

In Liverpool, Keith Deller, the 1983 World Champion, defeated Bristo in the final, “I am devastated, Eric and I are always together.

“What he did for our match tonight, unless it was for Eric, no one was here tonight.”