From postman to world champion and Ronnie O’Sullivan tutor – Snooker legend Terry Griffiths dies, aged 77 ...Middle East

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Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has passed away at the age of 77 after a long battle with dementia, his family announced. Griffiths started life in the coal mines at 15, then became a bus conductor and a postman before turning professional at snooker in 1978. Griffiths was world champion in 1979Getty He won the 1979 world title on his Crucible debut, becoming the first qualifier to triumph at the World Championship when he beat Dennis Taylor in the final. He and also won the Masters and the UK Championship to complete the sport’s illustrious ‘triple crown’, becoming only the second player to do so after Steve Davis. Only 11 players in total have managed the feat.

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