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Bob Anderson (darts player)

Bob Anderson, English darts player

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Born
November 7, 1947
Age in 2026
79
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1947

About Bob Anderson (darts player)

Robert Charles Anderson is an English former professional darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation and Professional Darts Corporation events. He won the 1988 BDO World Darts Championship. Nicknamed the Limestone Cowboy, he was ranked world number one for over three years in the late 1980s. Anderson threw his first darts maximum (180) at the age of just seven, with brass darts with feather flights. He took on John Lowe in the final and won 6-4 in sets, posting a 92.7 average, and winning £16,000. He won the Winmau World Masters in 1986, 1987 and 1988 – the first man to win the Masters in three successive years.

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Bob Anderson (darts player) timeline

  1. He won the Winmau World Masters in 1986, 1987 and 1988 – the first man to win the Masters in three successive years.
  2. He won the 1988 BDO World Darts Championship.

The world when Bob Anderson (darts player) was born

Bob Anderson (darts player) was born in 1947. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1947

  • #1 song"Near You" – Francis Craig
  • Top movieMiracle on 34th Street
  • Top TV showHowdy Doody
  • Best-selling bookThe Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier
  • Top headlineJackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's color barrier
  • Technology milestoneTransistor invented at Bell Labs
  • Defining fadFlying saucer mania
  • Notable inventionPolaroid instant camera
  • World population2.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (BAA)
  • U.S. population144.1M

1947 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob Anderson (darts player)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19472026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$7,800$435,000
Average income$4,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population144.1M341 million

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