Rare archive footage and Jocky Wilson's own words tell the story of the rise and fall of a cult Scottish sportman. Featuring interviews with his friends and darts contemporaries.
@@scottish_girl332 As long as darts is still being played, on either TV or just down the local pub, your uncle will always be spoken and thought of very fondly Kelly! Not only was he a terrific darts player, he was a real true character and entertainer who wore his heart on his sleeve and won the hearts of many with his love, passion and enthusiasm for the game! He is very sadly missed by many darts fans but he'll never be forgotten because he left so many wonderful, fantastic moments and memories for all of us to look back on and, above all, he was an absolutely top bloke! Take care and all the best Kelly, your Uncle was a Legend 🎯🎯🏆🏆🍻🍻xx!
Had the pleasure of meeting jocky at a exhibition, he was brilliant and I absolutely loved the guy..and it’s a shame we lose the true characters of various sports. R.i.p jocky.
Darts is one of the truly accessible sports, if you've got a few feet of space, you buy a board and a cheap set of arrows you can play to your hearts content. Jocky a true working class hero
What a legend. Great Darts player and great character. Such a shame how it all ended up for him, and how he turned himself into a recluse. Hope there is a heaven because people like Jocky Wilson deserve to be there 👍
A Scottish sporting legend. Rags to riches story of a local man who brought joy to his community and to his nation. He inspired many. I have a set of Jocky Wilson endorsed darts somewhere. Inspired me to get my dad to put a dart board in my bedroom. Thank you for the great memories Jocky. R.I.P.
Jocky lives on forever in our hearts! He is one of the greatest Great Britons of all-time! A true one off, there will never be another like him. We love you Jocky!
Been waiting for a documentary like this for a long time, thanks so much for sharing, brings back so many memories of a real peoples champion, and still to this day a household name
48:18 Right in the middle of a World Title battle, Eric's just gone out on a bullseye and Jocky acknowledges Bristow's genius right there despite all the needle and they shake hands. True sportsmanship.
I grew up watching legends like Jocky on TV and both he and John Lowe were favourite players, especially when either of them played and beat Eric Bristow. I really wish I could have met Jockey at least once to shake his hand. Rest in Heaven Jockey and if you see Eric up there, kick his arse up and down the Oche a few more times for me, champ. P.s. Great to see Rab Smith in this video too, he was another great player and sadly not enough match videos of him from the TV matches before he retired from professional tournaments in '83.
One of the best documentaries I've seen in a long while, cheers for uploading it. So sad what happened to Jocky in the end. The likes of; Jocky, Rees, Evans, George, Lowe and Bristow definitely made Darts what it is today. Can't really enjoy watching the PDC anymore and the BDO is no more, so I just carry on watching all the old matches from the 70's/80's, some of the best matches ever.
@@gothicgolem2947 sadly for me the PDC just seems too robotic these days, too many of the players look like they're just going through the motions, don't enjoy it or are knackered from all the games + travelling. Granted there are still some characters like Snakebite, Peterson etc.
@@JC-il6ps you see I don’t really get this argument cause firstly as you say we’ve got some and I’d argue lots of characters price Peterson Wright dimtri van der Berg but also I look at other sports and it’s like football look at that the Players there are just trying to play there best and ein same with lots of sports I just love watching the best in the world battle it out and it’s also nice seeing lots of the characters like it’s always entertaining watching Jose play cause of his unique way of counting and doubling so idk for me it still has lots of real characters and even if it didn’t it would be like lots of other sports were there trying there best
The guy was a legend ,the whole nation it seemed watched both his finals , and the bristow final was epic ,never to be forgotten, it was a special time that era when jockey was contesting all the top touraments. He was a force of nature.
Saw him and played him 1991 the worcester tavern worcester park surrey.never forget it.played eric in 2015 at the queens head mitcham surrey.he was a legened too
Jocky, Higgins, Gazza, John Daly All greats of their different sports but all had the addiction, self destruct button. God bless Jocky... forever in our hearts.
Genuinely moving stuff. I knew almost nothing about the guy, but he seems like a deeply sensitive and vulnerable man who experienced some massive highs but couldn't escape the downs.
It's a BBC documentary so the missed out where televised darts really started on ITV's Indoor League hosted by non other than Fred Trueman. " I'll si thi ! "
He was the working man's hero...he was us up there.. Won it 2 times...like Higgins...its hard for people like that to have money and fame...they ain't prepared....so stop the fucking criticising ... If I see a Dart board or a Snooker/Pool table I think of them...never forgot
I went to turn professional not long after my 16th birthday around 1986. I remember 4 or 5 men approach myself and my dad practicing in the Boars Head In Auchtermuchty late 1984 when I was 14. They asked my dad if possible to speak with both us outside. It turns out they were directors with Argos’ and one of the area managers from Argos was from Muchty and he had been telling them how good I’ was. Well they asked my dad if they could sponsor me. Obviously aware I couldn’t turn pro until I was 16. They knew I couldn’t accept money either as an amateur however they did give me £50 a week and £100 when I played weekly for the pub. I unfortunately got dartitis tho and that was the end before it began. Absolutely gutted. I had well over 50 10 dart finishes and 2. 10 dart finishes when I was 14. When I was 14 2 weeks on the trot I checked ouut 153 playing for the pub in the league. Absolutely gutted about the dartitis. Didn’t know what was wrong with me until Bristow got it in 1993 and there was finally a name given to it
Legends from a great era of darrrts..jocky was the publics favourite..good 2 see the limestone cowboy on here as well..great 2 see darrrts as big as ever..these guys were the pioneers..respect tungsten warriors
I played Jocky Wilson Darts on my Commodore 64. All the opponents were called by their first initial followed by their surname (J. Wilson, for instance), so I always called myself P. Nis because I was like 10 at the time.
God bless you Jocky lad ,i remember you when i was still in shorts pants watching you on the telly with my nanna ,you was always the best ,never liked Eric he was so smarmy looking but you was salt of the earth brilliant
How times 'ave changed with the Booze & Ciggies during this Sport though eh (in general not just the Players. All that 'Passive Smoke' etc). RIP Jocky 'on the oche'.. Could never forget this Legend..
Nice to see people still remember and talk about my late uncle jocky best uncle ever rip uncle jockey x
Thoughts are with you soliders unite kelly x
Thanks its been 8 years now bit still hurts
@@scottish_girl332 i can imagine and i understand. He was the best in my eyes and i always still watch his matches on you tube. I feel for you
You spelt Jocky different
@@scottish_girl332 As long as darts is still being played, on either TV or just down the local pub, your uncle will always be spoken and thought of very fondly Kelly!
Not only was he a terrific darts player, he was a real true character and entertainer who wore his heart on his sleeve and won the hearts of many with his love, passion and enthusiasm for the game!
He is very sadly missed by many darts fans but he'll never be forgotten because he left so many wonderful, fantastic moments and memories for all of us to look back on and, above all, he was an absolutely top bloke!
Take care and all the best Kelly, your Uncle was a Legend 🎯🎯🏆🏆🍻🍻xx!
This made this 38 year old Canadian man cry. With both tears of joy and dispair.
Jocky done more for the people of Scotland than a million politicians ever could.
Jocky was a hell of a guy. From nothing to legend, all under his own steam.
Had the pleasure of meeting jocky at a exhibition, he was brilliant and I absolutely loved the guy..and it’s a shame we lose the true characters of various sports. R.i.p jocky.
Darts is one of the truly accessible sports, if you've got a few feet of space, you buy a board and a cheap set of arrows you can play to your hearts content. Jocky a true working class hero
What a legend. Great Darts player and great character. Such a shame how it all ended up for him, and how he turned himself into a recluse. Hope there is a heaven because people like Jocky Wilson deserve to be there 👍
Great Documentary - legend
A Scottish sporting legend. Rags to riches story of a local man who brought joy to his community and to his nation. He inspired many. I have a set of Jocky Wilson endorsed darts somewhere. Inspired me to get my dad to put a dart board in my bedroom. Thank you for the great memories Jocky. R.I.P.
Loved jocky, he was my idol. God bless jocky and thoughts are with his family even tho its 9 years on
Brilliant ,RIP Jocky 🎯🏴💜
Jocky was a legend great character
Jocky, you are still a legend to me. rip.
Jocky lives on forever in our hearts! He is one of the greatest Great Britons of all-time! A true one off, there will never be another like him. We love you Jocky!
He's Scottish, not British. Great man, loved him as wean.
Scottish, British, wot odds, he was a wee diamond, rest in peace jockey,you were loved.....
@@Jp-gw3tu Yes, Jocky is Scottish and the English love him
@@Jp-gw3tu you can be both
@@JohnSmith-su3ze you can be both
Been waiting for a documentary like this for a long time, thanks so much for sharing, brings back so many memories of a real peoples champion, and still to this day a household name
Should do john lowe bobby and others
Brilliant wee character, a proud man.... A people's champion.. A working class hero, rest in peace jocky forever more 🙏
Brings a tear to the eye! ❤
Grew up watching Jocky and Lowe... great memories
48:18 Right in the middle of a World Title battle, Eric's just gone out on a bullseye and Jocky acknowledges Bristow's genius right there despite all the needle and they shake hands. True sportsmanship.
Love this. My family is from Kirkaldy and this hits home. Thanks for posting mate
these times look so fun beers and darts with huge crowds like football
never another like Jocky as a small boy in canada watching him on TSN I loved him he was so fun to watch
I grew up watching legends like Jocky on TV and both he and John Lowe were favourite players, especially when either of them played and beat Eric Bristow.
I really wish I could have met Jockey at least once to shake his hand.
Rest in Heaven Jockey and if you see Eric up there, kick his arse up and down the Oche a few more times for me, champ.
P.s. Great to see Rab Smith in this video too, he was another great player and sadly not enough match videos of him from the TV matches before he retired from professional tournaments in '83.
Great documentary. Thanks for uploading it. Some legend Jocky. Miss you man...
One of the best documentaries I've seen in a long while, cheers for uploading it. So sad what happened to Jocky in the end.
The likes of; Jocky, Rees, Evans, George, Lowe and Bristow definitely made Darts what it is today. Can't really enjoy watching the PDC anymore and the BDO is no more, so I just carry on watching all the old matches from the 70's/80's, some of the best matches ever.
Why don’t you enjoy watching the pdc some great characters and the standard is awesome
@@gothicgolem2947 sadly for me the PDC just seems too robotic these days, too many of the players look like they're just going through the motions, don't enjoy it or are knackered from all the games + travelling. Granted there are still some characters like Snakebite, Peterson etc.
@@JC-il6ps you see I don’t really get this argument cause firstly as you say we’ve got some and I’d argue lots of characters price Peterson Wright dimtri van der Berg but also I look at other sports and it’s like football look at that the Players there are just trying to play there best and ein same with lots of sports I just love watching the best in the world battle it out and it’s also nice seeing lots of the characters like it’s always entertaining watching Jose play cause of his unique way of counting and doubling so idk for me it still has lots of real characters and even if it didn’t it would be like lots of other sports were there trying there best
Actually got a tear in my eye watching jocky (john),a great Scot.
Will never forget jocky a true legend and a first class guy RIP jocky never forgotten .
Wee Jocky will always be a legend
The guy was a legend ,the whole nation it seemed watched both his finals , and the bristow final was epic ,never to be forgotten, it was a special time that era when jockey was contesting all the top touraments. He was a force of nature.
Fantastic documentary, I remember all those great matches. Thanks for the upload 👍
Best darts documentary ever!
Saw him and played him 1991 the worcester tavern worcester park surrey.never forget it.played eric in 2015 at the queens head mitcham surrey.he was a legened too
Fantastic documentary, thanks for the upload.
Jocky, Higgins, Gazza, John Daly
All greats of their different sports but all had the addiction, self destruct button. God bless Jocky... forever in our hearts.
Tom Collings TC very true, all geniuses have an edge to them.
Own worst enemy, George best also was a master of his own demise, truly sad to think of them destroying theirselves, the human condition.......
Why is that? Is it that subconsciously they think they don't deserve their success so they self destruct?
@@amit77 who knows the inner complexities of the human mind, could certainly be part of the cycle...
@@amit77 It's how they cope with the crazy life their brilliance brings them
We need a documentary on Bobby Georges life
Brilliant. They don't make them like this anymore. RIP Jocky.
its just sad that he spent the last years of his life in total isolation, he deserved so much more than that. Legend jocky R.I.P
Genuinely moving stuff. I knew almost nothing about the guy, but he seems like a deeply sensitive and vulnerable man who experienced some massive highs but couldn't escape the downs.
Jocky was a great character and put Scotland on the Darts map. His contests again Eric Bristow were legendary.
When he said "I've done well haven't I", at 4.50 - heartbreaking....
Literally just watched this on BBC Four. Interesting well put together documentary
love Jocky, total legend and what a darts player, absolute magic x
It's a BBC documentary so the missed out where televised darts really started on ITV's Indoor League hosted by non other than Fred Trueman. " I'll si thi ! "
I'm glad that there was, the great "Jocky Wilson" Because I would have got into darts...
Loved it and loved the man. As usual the press have a lot to answer for :(
Meh they make £ either way. When he's doing well or not they'll find anything to attract CASH.
Aww who remembers 'pubs' before covid flu
Remember 'em before Smoking Ban let alone 'Covid' tbh. Just feel sorry for the Non-Smokers. Blimey..
He was the working man's hero...he was us up there..
Won it 2 times...like Higgins...its hard for people like that to have money and fame...they ain't prepared....so stop the fucking criticising ...
If I see a Dart board or a Snooker/Pool table I think of them...never forgot
True....
Aye.. ;-)
Just a brilliant insight into a brilliant man.
I went to turn professional not long after my 16th birthday around 1986. I remember 4 or 5 men approach myself and my dad practicing in the Boars Head In Auchtermuchty late 1984 when I was 14. They asked my dad if possible to speak with both us outside. It turns out they were directors with Argos’ and one of the area managers from Argos was from Muchty and he had been telling them how good I’ was. Well they asked my dad if they could sponsor me. Obviously aware I couldn’t turn pro until I was 16. They knew I couldn’t accept money either as an amateur however they did give me £50 a week and £100 when I played weekly for the pub. I unfortunately got dartitis tho and that was the end before it began. Absolutely gutted. I had well over 50 10 dart finishes and 2. 10 dart finishes when I was 14. When I was 14 2 weeks on the trot I checked ouut 153 playing for the pub in the league. Absolutely gutted about the dartitis. Didn’t know what was wrong with me until Bristow got it in 1993 and there was finally a name given to it
Great story, I wish the outcome was different. God Bless you sir.
Simply my hero 😢
Jocky Wilson, Alex Higgins,John McEnroe...the good ol' days
Legends from a great era of darrrts..jocky was the publics favourite..good 2 see the limestone cowboy on here as well..great 2 see darrrts as big as ever..these guys were the pioneers..respect tungsten warriors
His wife getting interviewed near the end was the spit of Gary Anderson
I played Jocky Wilson Darts on my Commodore 64.
All the opponents were called by their first initial followed by their surname (J. Wilson, for instance), so I always called myself P. Nis because I was like 10 at the time.
Bobby persuaded jocky to play pro darts 👊
What a tragic life, so sad to watch this
Legend 🏴👏
We need a john lowe and others one doc on them
This guy has a suite named after him in the world famous Phoenix club.
Jocky, i think, he was the Best 😊
God bless you Jocky lad ,i remember you when i was still in shorts pants watching you on the telly with my nanna ,you was always the best ,never liked Eric he was so smarmy looking but you was salt of the earth brilliant
Legendary
I love how Jocky beat Bristow with ' Bristow crafty cockney flights !
How times 'ave changed with the Booze & Ciggies during this Sport though eh (in general not just the Players. All that 'Passive Smoke' etc). RIP Jocky 'on the oche'.. Could never forget this Legend..
Scottish National Hero.
great post,Rab Smith at 56;58
My Dad apparently played against Jocky back in the day. And he beat him, over 3 legs lol. He was happy that night
Does nt Malvina come across as a lovely woman. Jocky certainly made one of his best choices with her. God Bless them both. RIP
Remember Dexy's Midnight Runners.
Anxiety
14:53 they reused this theme song for the world seniors
RIP wee jocky. Always was up for you against bristow. 🍀
We need a bobby gorge doc call from play to communtery in 2024 netflix need make few
I wish I could bloody understand what Jocky and his pal were saying:D
Come up here to Scotland for a couple of weeks. You’ll soon pick up the lingo. 🏴😀
Just had to be the 180th like
Legend. I dont use the word lightly.
Double edged sword though fame eh is it no?❤
Brillanto jocky Wilson adios
16:10 - is that Paul Lim !?? if it is that man is a legend. even if it isnt.. he is still a legend. jockey too is a legend ofc
Nah that player named N Virachkul
53:12😢😢😢😢😢
Great documentary just as well I understand what's being said because the subtitles are way off the mark 😂😂
:-)
Compared to footballers and snooker players dart players receive peanuts