"[7] In 1978, in the very first match ever played at a World Professional Darts Championship, Daniels defeated the top seed of the event, highly favored Eric Bristow.
"[10] Daniels suffered first round defeats in the 1980 World Championship to Rab Smith of Scotland and in 1981 to Doug McCarthy of England.
Daniels also played in the 1978 Winmau World Masters, beating Dave Lee to reach the quarter finals of the event, where he then lost to Tony Brown.
Daniels was featured in a 1976 Sports Illustrated article,[13] and appeared as a guest on the popular American television program The Mike Douglas Show in 1977.
"[17] Author Jack McClintock describes Daniels the dart player as "serenely and disconcertingly confident, with an intimidating coldness of concentration.