Jerry Umberger (born 21 January 1942) is a former American professional darts player, who played in

Professional Darts Corporation The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the Wor ...

events. He used the nickname Tucker.

Career

From

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, Umberger first competed in the

BDO World Darts Championship The WDF World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the World Darts Federation. It would previously organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), who held it 43 times from 1978 to 2020. The champions ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...

, where he lost 2-0 to

Cliff Lazarenko Cliff Lazarenko (born 16 March 1952) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed "Big Cliff" due to his height (193 cm / 6'4") and weight (over 127 kg at his peak), he is known for being a colourful character on and off the stage ...

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

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, he was brought in to make up the numbers in the inaugural

1994 WDC World Darts Championship The 1994 Skol World Darts Championship was held following 18 months of controversy within the sport of darts. After the 1993 BDO World Darts Championship, 1993 Embassy World Championships, several players decided it was time to part company with ...

, and lost a group match against

Peter Evison Peter Kenneth Evison (born 27 May 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed The Fen Tiger, his greatest achievements were ...

, before beating

Kevin Burrows Kevin Burrows (born 25 November 1964 from Ipswich, Suffolk) is a former English professional darts player, who played in the Professional Darts Corporation events. Career From Ipswich, Suffolk, Burrows first was brought in to make up the number ...

World Championship performances

BDO

* 1981: Second round (lost to

0–2) (sets) * 1982: First round (lost to

Doug McCarthy Douglas "Doug" McCarthy is an English former professional darts player who played in British Darts Organisation events in the 1970s and 1980s. Career McCarthy played in four BDO World Darts Championships. In 1979, he beat Charlie Ellix i ...

0–2) * 1983: Second round (lost to Tony Brown 0–3) * 1985: First round (lost to

Alan Glazier Alan James Glazier (21 January 1939 – 12 November 2020) was an English professional darts player. He used the nickname "The Ton Machine" and was noted for his all-black outfits. Career Glazier was one of the first darts players who turned pr ...

0–2)

PDC

* 1994: Last 24 Group (lost to

0–3) and (beat

3–0) * 1995: Last 24 Group (lost to Bob Anderson 1–3) and (beat

Ritchie Gardner Richard Gardner is an English former professional darts player who had some success during the 1980s, and was one of the 16 top players who formed a breakaway organisation during an acrimonious split in the game during 1992–94. Career Gar ...

3-1)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Umberger, Jerry 1942 births Living people Sportspeople from Pennsylvania American darts players Professional Darts Corporation early era players