Allan Hogg

Allan Hogg (November 1, 1939 – June 2, 2022) was an English-born Canadian professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. He was nicknamed Big Al.

Allan Hogg
Personal information
Nickname	"Big Al"
Born	(1939-11-01)November 1, 1939 Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died	June 2, 2022(2022-06-02) (aged 82)
Home town	North York, Ontario, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since	1967
Darts	24g
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1977–1981
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 16: 1981
World Masters	Runner Up: 1979
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Canadian National Championship	1978

Life and career

After winning the 1978 Canadian National Championship who will beat Hillyard Rossiter, Hogg reached the final of the 1979 Winmau World Masters. He defeated Tony Brown, Tony Clark and Barry Done before losing to Eric Bristow. In 1980. He was on the Unipart World Team Darts Matchplay with Tony Holyoake and Tony Foley to Canada. He then played in the 1980 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Australian Alan Grant. In the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship, Hogg defeated Les Capewell in the first round before losing to John Lowe in round two.

Hogg quit the BDO in 1981. He died on June 2, 2022, at the age of 82.^[1]

World Championship results

BDO

• 1980: 1st Round (lost to Alan Grant 1–2) (sets)
• 1981: 2nd Round (lost to John Lowe 1–2)