What did Russ Bray do before darts?

Before becoming a darts referee, Bray was a traffic cop. Russ Bray’s calling career began one night when the regular caller failed to show up for a county match.

Russ Bray was then contracted to call for the PDC in 1996 and was given his debut at the World Matchplay in Blackpool. Since then, he has officiated at every major PDC tournament.

Russ Bray has called eight televised nine-darters, including the first-ever televised nine-darter outside of Europe by Mervyn King in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Russ Bray was born on June 22, 1957, in South Ockendon, United Kingdom. Russ Bray has also made use of his raspy voice in various other forms of media.

Bray was the referee in the PDC’s first-ever video game, PDC World Championship Darts, and also became the voice of Feasters, a microwave food chain.

Russ Bray has won several awards for his contribution to darts, including the PDC Referee of the Year award in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.