Dick Allix

Allix was the drummer for Vanity Fare, a pop/rock group who released songs such as "I Live for the Sun", "Early in the Morning", and "Hitchin' a Ride", all of which charted in the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, with the latter charting as high as number two in foreign countries.

[1][2] Allix left the band in 1970 and worked in sports promotion in the 1980s onwards.

[3] In 1992, he and Tommy Cox co-founded the World Darts Council, with Allix becoming Chief Executive.

[4][5][6] The WDC was later restructured into the Professional Darts Corporation, with Allix moving into the role of Event Director in 2001.

[7] Allix retired from the PDC in 2014, but continued working as a manager.