Want to read the entire interview with John published in BEN for the Jan/Feb 1986 issue seen above? FaceBook members can access it by clicking HERE
Check out some historic North American Open Dart Tournament images!
The image on the left was from the 1981 North American Open where JK defeated Eric Bristow in the final and is being congratulated by the late Tom Fleetwood.
The image on the right was from the 1999 North American Open where JK defeated Roger Carter in the final. He is joined onstage by Winnie Outcalt of the Southern California Darts Association and David Kurtz from Accudart.
Wanna see what it's like to be a World Cup gold and silver medalist?
Images are from the 1985 World Cup event in Brisbane, Australia where the American team did the unthinkable and defeated the England team 9-0 in the semi-finals and went on to beat the Australian team in the final to claim the gold medal in the team event.
Pictured below with JK are fellow team members Rick Ney, Tony Payne, the late Danny Valletto and team captain, Glenn Remick.
Would you like to see the video of this historic event from the USA's darting history?