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.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Tucker" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 21, 1942[1] Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Lavelle, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 26g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1977–1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 1993–1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 1981, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 24 Group: 1994, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Last 16: 1994, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
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 edit
BDO edit
- 1981: Second round (lost to Cliff Lazarenko 0–2) (sets)
- 1982: First round (lost to Doug McCarthy 0–2)
- 1983: Second round (lost to Tony Brown 0–3)
- 1985: First round (lost to Alan Glazier 0–2)
PDC edit
- 1994: Last 24 Group (lost to Peter Evison 0–3) and (beat Kevin Burrows 3–0)
- 1995: Last 24 Group (lost to Bob Anderson 1–3) and (beat Ritchie Gardner 3-1)
References edit
- ^ "Jerry Umberger". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
External links edit
Player profile on Jerry Umberger from Dartsdatabase