Terry Griffiths RIP

clive

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died aged 77, after a long battle with dementia, his family has confirmed.

The Welshman became the first qualifier to win the world championship, beating Dennis Taylor 24-16 in the 1979 final.

Griffiths also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982 to complete snooker's 'Triple Crown'.

He also reached a career-high third in the world rankings, and in 2007 was made an OBE for his services to the sport.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c5y78g8828xo

Algarveaddick

RIP

Addick Addict

Lovely man by all accounts who went into coaching following his retirement from playing

RIP

Arsenetatters

RIP Terry

hoof_it_up_to_benty

Great snooker player and seemed a lovely guy. RIP

HastingsRed

RIP TG, always came over as being a genuine lovely man.

Phil

Sad news. Always remember his “I’m in the final now you know!” comment after his win the semi. Seemed like a decent guy. RIP

Lincsaddick

I remember him saying once that he had to persuade his manager to give him the money to buy a motor bike .. was he the first winner at the Crucible ? .. R I P Terry

Chippycafc

RIP Terry. 

Redmidland

Sad day, RIP Terry, such an unassuming man! Another of the 'old school' passes to the giant table in the sky! X

ShootersHillGuru

Part of that golden age of snooker. RIP

charlton4ever

RIP 

MuttleyCAFC

RIP

Pedro45

"I'm champion of the world now you know!"  RIP TG

killerandflash

RIP. My parents had friends in Llanelli where Terry was from, he was quite the local hero.

CafcWest

Remember him well from the golden days of snooker.  RIP.

Rob

RIP

pettgra

My Mother in Law’s favourite snooker player. People of a certain age would have remembered that epic match against Eddie Charlton. You would have grown a beard by the end of it. Only if you are a male btw! 

RIP Terry.

Starinnaddick

RIP

SuedeAdidas

“Hairbrushes for my Barnet”. 

Great player from the golden age of snooker.  

RIP. 

soapboxsam

The quiet droll Welshman who left school at 15 and did so many jobs including being a postman before going on to win the triple crown at Snooker and being a highly rated coach. 

RIP Terry Griffiths