Former snooker world champion Terry Griffiths dies aged 77 after dementia battle

Former snooker world champion Terry Griffiths dies aged 77 after dementia battle …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

FORMER world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died at the age of 77 after a long battle with dementia, his family has confirmed.

Griffiths came through the qualifying rounds to win the 1979 Crucible title as a qualifier, and also won the Masters and the UK Championship to complete the sport’s illustrious ‘triple crown’.

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Terry Griffiths after winning the 1979 Embassy World Snooker championships at Sheffield CrucibleCredit: AlamyGriffiths in 1988

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Griffiths in 1988Griffiths with Dennis Taylor

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Griffiths with Dennis TaylorCredit: AlamyGriffiths at the table during the Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship in Sheffield in 1997

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