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Jerry Umberger

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Jerry Umberger
Personal information
Nickname"Tucker"
Born (1942-01-21) January 21, 1942 (age 82)[1]
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Home townLavelle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Darts information
Playing darts since1962
Darts26g
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1977–1993
PDC1993–1997
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1981, 1983
World MastersLast 32: 1981
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 24 Group: 1994, 1995
World MatchplayLast 16: 1994, 1996
Other tournament wins
WDF Pacific Cup Mens Pairs1980
WDF Pacific Cup Mixed Pairs1980
WDF Pacific Cup Team1984
Dallas International Classic1987
Cleveland Extravaganza1980, 1996
Houston Open1982
Las Vegas Open1982
Royal Hawaiian Open1982
Syracuse Open1992, 1995
Virginia Beach Classic1995
United States Open1987
Windy City Open1977
Witch City Open1983

Jerry Umberger (born January 21, 1942) is an American former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He used the nickname Tucker.

Career

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From Pennsylvania, Umberger first competed in the BDO World Darts Championship in 1981, where he lost 2-0 to Cliff Lazarenko in the last 16, a round he would reach again in 1983, this time losing to Tony Brown.

Umberger runner up on 1981 Los Angeles Open but he lost to John Corfe of Wales.

After switching to the PDC, he was brought in to make up the numbers in the inaugural 1994 WDC World Darts Championship, and lost a group match against Peter Evison, before beating Kevin Burrows.

World Championship performances

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BDO

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PDC

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References

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  1. ^ "Jerry Umberger". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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Player profile for Jerry Umberger from Dartsdatabase