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Leighton Rees

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

January 17, 1940(63)

Day of Death

June 8, 2003

Place of Birth

Ynysybwl, Wales

Also Known As

Leighton Thomas ReesMarathon Man
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Leighton Rees

Acting

Biography

Leighton Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He is best known as the first-ever BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Championship and was a former World No. 1 player. He was one of the sport's most successful players throughout the 1970s, and retired from the game in 1991. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Filmography