Andy "The Viking" Fordham

Here's a quick lesson in English culture for all of you no passport having Yanks. Andy "The Viking" Fordham is a famous darts player from London. He won the 2004 World Professional Darts Championship. He is listed as weighing 30 stone (420 pounds), also it is reported that he regularly consumes 25 bottles of beer before competing in a darts match. Now would you call him an athlete or what???