Jerry Umberger

Jerry Umberger (born 21 January 1942) is a former American professional darts player, who played in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Jerry Umberger
Personal information
Full nameJerry Umberger
NicknameTucker
Born (1942-01-21) 21 January 1942[1]
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States
Home townLavelle, Pennsylvania
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
BDO majors – 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
Cleveland Extravaganza1981, 1996
Syracuse Open1992, 1995
Virginia Beach Classic1995
Windy City Open1977

Career

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.

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

World Championship performances

BDO

PDC

References

  1. "Jerry Umberger". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

Player profile on Jerry Umberger from Dartsdatabase

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