Terry O'Dea | |
Fullname: | Terence O'Dea |
Nickname: | The Sydney Flinger |
Birth Date: | 1945 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Perth, Australia |
Death Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Hometown: | Rivervale, Australia |
Since: | 1965 |
Darts: | 26g |
Laterality: | Right-handed |
Music: | "Down Under" by Men at Work |
Bdo: | 1978–1988 |
Bdo World: | Quarter Finals: 1982, 1986 |
World Masters: | Quarter Finals: 1984 |
Tournament: | WDF Pacific Cup Singles WDF Pacific Cup Pairs |
Resultyears: | 1982 1982 |
Terence O'Dea (3 May 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Australian professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
O'Dea joined the BDO in March 1978.
O'Dea played in ten successive BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 and 1986 where he reached the quarter-finals. O'Dea also played in four World Masters tournaments, reaching the quarter-finals in 1984.
He appeared on the UK television show Bullseye presented by Jim Bowen in 1984 where he scored 300 points (in 9 darts) for charity. He appeared two years later and scored 305.
O'Dea quit the BDO in 1988.