R.I.P. Bob Bettis

Updated: November 25, 2014

This morning, we said goodbye to a great player, a great promoter of darts, a great man, and the best friend anyone could wish to have : Bob Bettis. I make no apology for this being more personal than most obituaries, and anyone who knew the relationship between Bob and I will understand. We used to play doubles together. We used to travel and room together. We used to visit and stay with each other. We spent hours and hours on the phone.

From Little Rock, AR, Bob was much more than a legend as a player, working tirelessly behind the scenes to organize and promote the sport, and in particular, to get new players into darts. Not just known in his own area, Bob also spent some time as the ADO National Youth Manager.

Bob had endured a miserable few years with a number of personal issues, including several serious health problems, but he never let it get him down. Of course, he got a little depressed at times, but it wouldn’t last long, and he would soon be talking about getting out and playing again. Even in the last year or so, after an extended spell out of action, Bob got back into playing league again. It seems he took a turn for the worse last week, but he still planned on going to his league game on Thursday!

Having been on the circuit for over 25 years, Bob Bettis made a lot of friends. For those of us who called Bob “friend”, this is a terrible, terrible day. I’ll miss you, buddy…

Steve Brown
ADO Communications Officer