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;

Three-time world champion Mark Williams was among those to pay tribute on social media, calling Griffiths a ‘legend’

The 1979 world champion, a former miner and postman, died on Sunday in his beloved Llanelli with his friends and family by his side after a lengthy battle with dementia

Working as a postie allowed the Welshman, who has died aged 77, to polish his skills... helping him become an overnight success at the age of 31

But the Welshman, who has died at the age of 77, drew every last drop from his talent and his role in helping to usher in snooker’s new era in the late 1970s and 1980s was no less important than more flamboyant contemporaries.

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.

Wayne Griffiths - the snooker player's son - shared the news on social media and said his father was "a proud Welshman".

Snooker legend and former world champion Terry Griffiths dies at the age of 77 after a long battle with dementia.Griffiths’ son Wayne confirmed the death of his father in a Facebook post on Monday, December 2,

Terry Griffiths won the World Snooker Championships in 1979, adding a number of other titles, and a number of snooker stars have paid their respects to the Welshman

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died at the age of 77. The Welshman coached some of snooker's greatest players, including Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry