Terry Griffiths, who has died from complications of dementia aged 77, was the rank outsider who in 1979 pulled off one of the biggest shocks in snooker history when he snatched the World Championship from under the nose of Dennis Taylor; he went on to become one of only 11 players to win all of the major triple-crown events.
Former World Champion Griffiths - who also coached the likes of Williams and Stephen Hendry - died on Sunday aged 77
Terry Griffiths, the former world champion and one of snooker’s most recognisable faces during the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 77.
Three-time world champion Mark Williams was among those to pay tribute on social media, calling Griffiths a ‘legend’