THEY say being good at snooker is the sign of a misspent youth. But for Terry Griffiths, snooker was an escape from a misspent youth. Tributes poured in yesterday for the dapper world snooker

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

Mark Allen has led the tributes to snooker legend Terry Griffiths who has died at the age of 77. Griffiths won the world title in 1979 after coming through qualifying before beating Dennis Taylor 24-16 in the final. In doing so, he became the second ever qualifier to take the title at the Crucible.