BullShooter Magazine May 2015 Number 5 Volume 32 | Page 14

acer’s
age
Life is full of twists and turns. That is surely true for those of us
who decide to become a part of this pastime that we call darts.
This darter had one of those BullShooter Regionals that most people can only dream about. What made this especially satisfying,
was the fact that it took him over 20 years to get to the Tennessee
BullShooter Regional tournament!
Let’s chat with Aurlin Kelly. He lives in Rogersville, Tennessee
along with his wife Taylor and children Tiffany, Taylor Marie,
Theaya and Talyn. He currently is a full time student at Tusculum
College working towards his master’s degree.
Aurlin Kelley
Pacer: Aurlin, explain to us
why it took over 20 years to get
to the BullShooter Regional
tournament in Knoxville.
Aurlin: Way back in 1992, I
started playing with my dad.
That was in Jacksonville,
Florida. Even though I really
wasn’t old enough, the bar owners and Vic Martin, who ran the
leagues, let me play. I worked
in a pizza place called King’s
Inn, and me and my cousin
played a little there. Then I
started playing with my dad at
O’Brian’s Sports Bar. Actually,
I was 18 years old and they designated me a master player. I
was really pumped up about
the game and loved playing. I

couldn’t get enough of darts. It
was kind of cool to be so young
and playing with Vic, Brad
Burkets, Larry Schram and
Paula Murphy. People told me
about the BullShooter Regionals
they had in Florida. They said
if you are a dart player, that is
the place to be. For one reason
or another I never played in a
regional. Then I had a couple
of kids and left the dart world
for 17 years. It’s hard to believe
that I didn’t throw a single dart
for 17 years, but it’s true. So I
guess you could say it took me
over 20 years to ge