| Sid
Waddell - Lifelines and achievements
Lifelines
| Nickname |
The Geordie Lip, Velvet Gob, The Voice
of Darts |
| Family |
Wife Irene, daughters Lucy, Emma, Charlotte,
sons Nicholas and Daniel |
| Date of Birth |
10 August 1940 |
| Place of Birth |
Alnwick, Northumberland |
| Home Town |
Pudsey, West Yorkshire |
| Hobbies |
Writing TV comedy, playing English
and American pool, watching cricket |
| Sponsors |
Unicorn |
Achievements
| Rugby Union: |
25 caps for Northumberland at schoolboy,
colt and Under-21 level.
Also played for Cambridge University LX Club. |
| Athletics: |
Ran for Northumberland at 440 and
100 yards 1954 -1958.
Won 100 yards for Northumberland and Durham v Scotland
in 10.3 secs in 1957. |
| Darts: |
Captain of St John's College
team in 1960 and 1961, beaten in University Final each
year. With Eric Bristow, Fleet Street Pro-Am Pairs Champion
1981. |
Shove Ha'penny: All Yorkshire Champion 1970
Honours Degree Modern History, Cambridge 1962
2002 - Voted Sports Commentator of the Year by panel of 70
other commentators
2004 - Got six consecutive answers right on Question of Sport
to win for Ally McCoist's team
November 2004 - Voted Number 8 in poll of Greatest Ever Geordies.
Below George Stephenson, Grace Darling and Jack Charlton.
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