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Rick Ney
Personal information
Full name	Richard Ney
Nickname	"The Hammer" "The Iceman"
Born	(1961-05-21)May 21, 1961 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 9, 2017(2017-04-09) (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Darts information
Playing darts since	1975
Darts	22g Hammerhead Darts
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1980–1991
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Semi Finals: 1988
World Masters	Last 64: 1988
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
WDF World Cup Team Virginia Beach Classic Witch City Open	1985 1990 1991

Richard "Rick" Ney (May 21, 1961 – April 9, 2017) was an American professional darts player who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.

Career

Ney reached the final of the prestigious News of the World Darts Championship in 1986 losing to Bobby George. He made four appearances in the World Professional Darts Championship with his best result coming in 1988 when he beat Magnus Caris and Chris Johns, and then lost to Bob Anderson in the semifinals. Ney became only the third player from outside the United Kingdom to reach the last four of the World Championship in the ten-year history of the tournament.

All his World Championship defeats came at the hands of some legends of darts, including two losses to five-time world champion Eric Bristow.

Ney quit BDO in 1991.

Death

Ney died in a vehicle accident on April 9, 2017.

World Championship results

BDO

• 1984: 2nd round (lost to Eric Bristow 0–4) (sets)
• 1987: 2nd round (lost to Bristow 0–3)
• 1988: Semi-finals (lost to Bob Anderson 0–5)
• 1989: 2nd round (lost to Dave Whitcombe 0–3)

Career finals

Independent major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1986	News of the World Championship	Bobby George	0–2 (s)

External links

• Rick Ney profile at American Darts Organization