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Terry Griffiths RIP
clive
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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.
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Lovely man by all accounts who went into coaching following his retirement from playing
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Great snooker player and seemed a lovely guy. RIP1
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RIP TG, always came over as being a genuine lovely man.0
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Sad news. Always remember his “I’m in the final now you know!” comment after his win the semi. Seemed like a decent guy. RIP2
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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 Terry0
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Sad day, RIP Terry, such an unassuming man! Another of the 'old school' passes to the giant table in the sky! X0
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Part of that golden age of snooker. RIP3
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"I'm champion of the world now you know!" RIP TG0
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RIP. My parents had friends in Llanelli where Terry was from, he was quite the local hero.0
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Remember him well from the golden days of snooker. RIP.0
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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.1
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“Hairbrushes for my Barnet”.Great player from the golden age of snooker.RIP.0
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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.
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