In 1980, Mr. Remick founded the New England Darts Tournament Organization, directing some of the largest competitions in the Northeast. Ten years later, he moved to St. Louis, where — after brokering a sponsorship deal with the Anheuser-Busch brewing company — he started the American Darters Association “Selling the idea that a dart league is going to promote beer sales is not that tough of a job,” he said. “Dart players have a tendency to drink a beer every now and then.”

The association now has 40 franchises that form leagues and hold local tournaments in 30 states. It also sponsors regional championships and a five-day national championship featuring singles, doubles and team competitions. It has about 10,000 members, 114 of them professional players.

Glenn Wellington Remick was born on Jan. 21, 1951, in St. Johnsbury, Vt., one of five children of Glenn and Shirley Remick. His father was a car service manager. Both his parents were darters.

In 1980, Mr. Remick founded the New England Darts Tournament Organization, directing some of the largest competitions in the Northeast. Ten years later, he moved to St. Louis, where — after brokering a sponsorship deal with the Anheuser-Busch brewing company — he started the American Darters Association “Selling the idea that a dart league is going to promote beer sales is not that tough of a job,” he said. “Dart players have a tendency to drink a beer every now and then.”

The association now has 40 franchises that form leagues and hold local tournaments in 30 states. It also sponsors regional championships and a five-day national championship featuring singles, doubles and team competitions. It has about 10,000 members, 114 of them professional players.

“He would carry his darts with him, and as soon as he got off work he would head down to one of the local bars,” Karl Remick said. “He would be throwing darts and watching baseball on TV, and wondering why darting couldn’t be a professional sport.”When young Glenn was in seventh grade, the family moved to Greenfield, Mass. After graduating from high school, he attended Greenfield Community College, but dropped out to work as a welder at construction sites all over western Massachusetts .

With his wife, the former Gloria Denault, Mr. Remick opened the dart shop in Holyoke. Besides his wife and his son Karl, he is survived by his father; another son, Mark; a daughter, Sarah Coyne; a sister, Glennise Remick; and a brother, Erik.