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==Darts success==
John enjoyed much success during his playing days from 1975 through 1987, including his first North American Open singles title, where he defeated world #3 ranked player, [[Jocky Wilson]] in the semi-final and the #1 player in the world at that time, [[Eric Bristow]] in the final. In 1982 he competed in the [[1982 BDO World Darts Championship|1982 World Darts Championship]] but was defeated by the [[England|English]] darts player [[Tony Brown (darts player)|Tony Brown]] in the first round. His national ranking in 1985 earned him a spot on the US World Cup team to compete in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]. The US won the team gold medal at World Cup V, which saw them defeat the English team 9-0, before going on to defeat the Australian team to win the gold medal. The US team also brought home the Silver medal for their 2nd-place finish overall. 1985 brought John to the US#1 ranking and his first Bulls-Eye News magazine cover.
1987 was when he first retired from the game
1999 saw a resurgence of John's darting career after a 12-year absence, where he enjoyed many successes, including a second North American Open singles title (defeating US player Roger Carter), being part of the rare accomplishment of winning both Open Doubles events at the Las Vegas Open (with Chris White) in 2001, and a second Bulls-Eye News magazine cover.
2002 brought on a second retirement from darts and his venture into tournament paintball.
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