Strange isn't it how, as we each get older, ALL the players from snookers golden era, 70s and 80s, mean so much to us. (old time snooker fans.) As they pass, one by one, and we realise that it is our own lives that are also passing by, I feel an extra special affection for every player from that era as I realise what a massive part they have played in my life. Love or hate them at the time, any Alex Higgins fans out there who enjoyed the 79 final ? or the way Terry, Thorburn, Charlton etc. etc. used to play extra slow against Alex in order to wind him up and spoil his game ? but now, 40/50 years later, which of us would not LOVE to be back watching all the pioneering greats of the sport that have played such a massive part in a lot of our lives ? Rest in eternal peace Mr Griffiths, a true great of our game but, most importantly, a truly wonderful human being.
When I was 6 I nearly died in London when I got hit by a car and something weird happened so I've spent over 40 years researching near death experiences and without doubt you are 100% right . Sorry for waffling 🥱😂💯🇬🇧🇯🇲👍🏿
TG was a gentleman. My dad played for Ireland against Wales in the home internationals (amateur). Dad managed to beat TG in their individual match. Dad and TG were good friends. In fact Dad later on needed to replace the cue that he'd used for decades - and Terry loaned Dad a cue which Dad used for the rest of his career. Dad offered to pay Terry but Terry wouldn't accept any payment. May Terry's soul rest in peace.
It is a special interview with a man who should have named BBC sports personality 1979 for his incredible victory but also his grace in defeat in 1988 the year I left. I wanted to win at the Crucible against Steve Davis. I also him winning the UK championship title in’82,at the height of popularity. The modern plays like John Higgins and Ronnie O’Sullivan own their careers and the money they make the pioneers of the game and Terry Griffiths was one of those in the 1980’s who snooker on the tv map. I do not watch snooze anymore because I loved the players of the bygone age. Thank you for the memories Terry RIP
Apart from his brilliant play - his 1979 win is underrated I reckon - he was such a witty, funny man. If only the 1979 quarter-final against Higgins were available - the full game - here on TH-cam. People would be astounded by the quality of that match and by Terry's brilliance. RIP to a great champion.
You may be aware that some of it is shown in the Griffiths The Cue Doc of 1979. A bbc news clip yesterday morning showed a very brief clip at 12-12 which suggests they may have the last frame at least. I know for a fact that a lot of archive stuff was erased over the years as the tapes were re-used to save on costs. It's unfortunate this happened, but they mainly kept semis, finals and high breaks of the tournament. I know of a few people well connected and none of them have any other footage of this match other than whats shown in the link. th-cam.com/video/N8kHnCkN1ew/w-d-xo.html
@@digeme69 Thank you very much for your kind reply, and for the reminder about that documentary - it's great isn't it. (Just one flaw though - he lived about a mile from me and NOBODY - in South Wales anyway, ever called him 'Griffiths the Cue' - it's an English cliche about how Welsh people refer to each other!!) I so hope more from that match will somehow turn up, the Charlton one too . The quality revealed in the documentary is amazing - those clearances under such pressure, and the long potting - down the side cushion, long blues off the spot - fantastic. I remember him turning pro so well. People won't (I think) admit is now, but the fact is that in and around Llanelli his decision was generally regarded as absurd - he wasn't even the best player in the town! Yet within months he won the World Championship in such a brilliant manner. He mentions the name Mario Berni. My father saw Mario play against Joe Davis in an exhibition, and with his first visit against Joe, Mario made a hundred break! Joe Davis turned to the crowd at the end and said that Mario Berni was the best amateur snooker player he'd ever seen. Thank you again.
@@ysgol3 Some great memories you have there. I used to go to a lot of snooker matches back in the day, and spoke with Bill Werbeniuk at the qualifiers of the 1985 British open. My Dad spoke with Kirk Stevens in the same year at St Pancras station London when Stevens was catching the train to Derby for the same event. It's great to have these memories but time goes so fast as we get older and they seem a distant memory now. All the best.
He had a very good conversational style didn't he ? i think it would have been very interesting talking to him about the players of his era - God bless him
I was so sad to hear off Terry’s passing. He was the player that got me interested in watching snooker, as I began watching when he won the 1979 World Championship when I was just 16 yrs old. After that I was hooked and fully enjoyed the different styles and personalities of the players in the golden snooker decade that was the 80s. RIP Terry
I was hoping this episode of Steve Davis and friends would pop up, as Dickie Davies told a tale or two about Terry and his Barnet fair-hair. Thanks for uploading this, I thought Terry might be unwell, as nobody has mentioned him being a coach for a few seasons, and I can't remember the last time I saw him on camera. Technically a master of the tactical game/slow game, along with Cliff Thorburn, when they played each other, it was usually a long drawn out affair, but still great to watch. I wonder if Cliff is going to make the trip to Wales, I think, and hope he will, as they were similar players. Everyone took the mickey out of Terry because of his Barnet (strange a Welshman using that expression, but he did on many occasions), I think he was liked by nearly all players, both of the old and the new game, as he was a great player, but he may have been an even better coach. I for one Love the man, and the way he played the game, he could really play well when he found some form. Thanks for the memories and the snooker Terry, the characters are no longer as bright or as varied in snooker (excluding Ronnie, he's a real card, and trump is a crowd pleaser also), snooker is the poorer for another true legend passing, I will miss him!
Respect To An Absolute Legend ! A Thorough Gentleman of the Game ! Loved his Sartorial Elegance ! His Wit, Charm , Eloquence and Humbleness ! Steve Do You Remember the tme that Terry said " There is beauty in defeat you know Boyo " to David Vine . I think Terry had lost a Final or semi Final and after he said that Sentence to David. He just smiled and was Chirpy and David looked at him as is if to say What's he on about ? And after a While David Says " Only a Welshman could Say That ! "" And Terry was Still Smiling ! I will never forget that !
Terry was mining, posting letters well before turning amateur and won the world title scratching through the qualifier's. 100% the champion that won the world title without a professional ranking.
Real gentleman, quick wit, funny, his frame in 1982 against Alex Higgins running the 131, brilliant run of balls, showed you his level, world champion 1979, won the triple crown tournaments, and was number 3 in the world, God Bless, may you rest in peace.
Terence Martin Griffiths OBE (16 October 1947 - 1 December 2024) He died in his hometown of Llanelli, on 1 December 2024, at the age of 77 of dementia.
interesting to hear Terry talking about the Aberfan disaster in the mid 60's that wiped out an entire primary school killing so many small children. My father and Uncle lived in Swindon, they got in their car and drove to Wales to offer their help, but the police turned them back near Gwent. RIP Terry, a snooker legend.
First saw him at a sunday KO competition in Warrington in the 70,s while he was still an amateur, the winner i recall was Mark Wildman, who sadly passed away last week ( 18 Nov)
I was often outside our local chip shop in the evening when I was 17 with all my mates on our motorbikes. Terry always had time for a cheerful wave and 'hello lads'. He was a lovely fella and admired by all in Burry Port. I remember also watching Terry play late into the night in The Plough in Pinged. It was a little after 2.00 in the morning when the local police sergeant walked in and caught us all drinking after hours. He quietly hung his coat and sat next to us and ordered a pint himself to watch the end of the match. Great memories
No one has ever played the game more beautifully than Terry at his peak. So stylish and fluent, the cue was like a wand. In his attempts to beat Steve he changed his free flowing game and technique, and seemed to lose his natural rhythm. All three of that Welsh holy trinity of snooker have now left us but Ray, Doug and Terry and snooker's golden era will always be remembered with misty eyed memories.
This series of interviews by the great Steve Davis is some of the most important documentary conversations of snooker stars. Thanks Sky Sports, and those that have archived the series in digital form... 👍 Terry was a joy. One of his best attributes as commentator was calling the shot. Best at that of all time. Funnily - Steve is one of the worst at it! 14:12, 15:41, 34:44 - he's so funny! Such great delivery... 👏
52 episodes were made with around 12 non snooker related ones. Roger De Courcey (Nookie Bear), Bobby Davro, Sid Waddell, John McCririck, Barry McGuigan, Chas Lewis (BBC Cameraman), Keith Arthur (Angling) were some of them.
So many great characters from that golden age of snooker as it emerged from smokey backrooms on to the tv stage. We owe them all a debt of gratitude. RIP Mr Griffiths.
RIP Terry Griffiths you are a world champion in snooker and you are a great character and legend and what a superb gentlemen as well 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱
Terry might have been a decent person; however as a professional Snooker player he was EXCRUCIATINGLY boring like so many players who turned pro in the 70’s.
Strange isn't it how, as we each get older, ALL the players from snookers golden era, 70s and 80s, mean so much to us. (old time snooker fans.) As they pass, one by one, and we realise that it is our own lives that are also passing by, I feel an extra special affection for every player from that era as I realise what a massive part they have played in my life. Love or hate them at the time, any Alex Higgins fans out there who enjoyed the 79 final ? or the way Terry, Thorburn, Charlton etc. etc. used to play extra slow against Alex in order to wind him up and spoil his game ? but now, 40/50 years later, which of us would not LOVE to be back watching all the pioneering greats of the sport that have played such a massive part in a lot of our lives ? Rest in eternal peace Mr Griffiths, a true great of our game but, most importantly, a truly wonderful human being.
Very nice message!
Well said sir
Remember watching them all live. Its not like that any more((
Lovely comment my friend and 100% true. Terry was a brilliant match player and a truly nice guy.
Well said. I knew terry personally very nice chap
"I'm in Heaven now, you know!"
When I was 6 I nearly died in London when I got hit by a car and something weird happened so I've spent over 40 years researching near death experiences and without doubt you are 100% right . Sorry for waffling 🥱😂💯🇬🇧🇯🇲👍🏿
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Best comment yet 😂
He's in the Sky final now!
What a wonderful humble human being Terry was. RIP Legend.
Being a world champion can never be taken away from you Terry, you will live on forever, you did it.
RIP.
TG was a gentleman. My dad played for Ireland against Wales in the home internationals (amateur). Dad managed to beat TG in their individual match.
Dad and TG were good friends. In fact Dad later on needed to replace the cue that he'd used for decades - and Terry loaned Dad a cue which Dad used for the rest of his career. Dad offered to pay Terry but Terry wouldn't accept any payment.
May Terry's soul rest in peace.
Delighted to see this! RIP Terry 🙏🏻
Some men are blessed that their name outlive them, and that's the case for Mr. Terry Griffiths OBE. God bless you always, Mr. Griffiths.
So very true.
It is a special interview with a man who should have named BBC sports personality 1979 for his incredible victory but also his grace in defeat in 1988 the year I left. I wanted to win at the Crucible against Steve Davis. I also him winning the UK championship title in’82,at the height of popularity. The modern plays like John Higgins and Ronnie O’Sullivan own their careers and the money they make the pioneers of the game and Terry Griffiths was one of those in the 1980’s who snooker on the tv map. I do not watch snooze anymore because I loved the players of the bygone age. Thank you for the memories Terry RIP
a true legant of snooker.great interview this was.banter betwen them but liked each other too.
If there was no camera....they would've ripped the sh....out of each other! 😂❤ You can tell they were great mates.
@damienpalmer6235 yeah i like how terry keeps a straight face when saying steve was ugly etc .
Apart from his brilliant play - his 1979 win is underrated I reckon - he was such a witty, funny man.
If only the 1979 quarter-final against Higgins were available - the full game - here on TH-cam. People would be astounded by the quality of that match and by Terry's brilliance.
RIP to a great champion.
You may be aware that some of it is shown in the Griffiths The Cue Doc of 1979. A bbc news clip yesterday morning showed a very brief clip at 12-12 which suggests they may have the last frame at least. I know for a fact that a lot of archive stuff was erased over the years as the tapes were re-used to save on costs. It's unfortunate this happened, but they mainly kept semis, finals and high breaks of the tournament. I know of a few people well connected and none of them have any other footage of this match other than whats shown in the link. th-cam.com/video/N8kHnCkN1ew/w-d-xo.html
@@digeme69 Thank you very much for your kind reply, and for the reminder about that documentary - it's great isn't it. (Just one flaw though - he lived about a mile from me and NOBODY - in South Wales anyway, ever called him 'Griffiths the Cue' - it's an English cliche about how Welsh people refer to each other!!)
I so hope more from that match will somehow turn up, the Charlton one too . The quality revealed in the documentary is amazing - those clearances under such pressure, and the long potting - down the side cushion, long blues off the spot - fantastic.
I remember him turning pro so well. People won't (I think) admit is now, but the fact is that in and around Llanelli his decision was generally regarded as absurd - he wasn't even the best player in the town! Yet within months he won the World Championship in such a brilliant manner.
He mentions the name Mario Berni. My father saw Mario play against Joe Davis in an exhibition, and with his first visit against Joe, Mario made a hundred break! Joe Davis turned to the crowd at the end and said that Mario Berni was the best amateur snooker player he'd ever seen.
Thank you again.
@@ysgol3 Some great memories you have there. I used to go to a lot of snooker matches back in the day, and spoke with Bill Werbeniuk at the qualifiers of the 1985 British open. My Dad spoke with Kirk Stevens in the same year at St Pancras station London when Stevens was catching the train to Derby for the same event. It's great to have these memories but time goes so fast as we get older and they seem a distant memory now. All the best.
@@digeme69 To you too!
He had a very good conversational style didn't he ? i think it would have been very interesting talking to him about the players of his era - God bless him
Rest it peace Terry a true gentleman
I was so sad to hear off Terry’s passing. He was the player that got me interested in watching snooker, as I began watching when he won the 1979 World Championship when I was just 16 yrs old. After that I was hooked and fully enjoyed the different styles and personalities of the players in the golden snooker decade that was the 80s. RIP Terry
“Miserable and ugly” fantastic. Griffiths and Davis are legends
And they stay so deadpan !
Lovely interview, very interesting (!) and enjoyable.
A fantastic upload. Great to watch this interview. A fitting tribute to the great Terry Griffiths.
My favourite after Alex...a true gentleman..thanks for the memories....RIP❤
I was hoping this episode of Steve Davis and friends would pop up, as Dickie Davies told a tale or two about Terry and his Barnet fair-hair. Thanks for uploading this, I thought Terry might be unwell, as nobody has mentioned him being a coach for a few seasons, and I can't remember the last time I saw him on camera. Technically a master of the tactical game/slow game, along with Cliff Thorburn, when they played each other, it was usually a long drawn out affair, but still great to watch. I wonder if Cliff is going to make the trip to Wales, I think, and hope he will, as they were similar players. Everyone took the mickey out of Terry because of his Barnet (strange a Welshman using that expression, but he did on many occasions), I think he was liked by nearly all players, both of the old and the new game, as he was a great player, but he may have been an even better coach. I for one Love the man, and the way he played the game, he could really play well when he found some form. Thanks for the memories and the snooker Terry, the characters are no longer as bright or as varied in snooker (excluding Ronnie, he's a real card, and trump is a crowd pleaser also), snooker is the poorer for another true legend passing, I will miss him!
well done for the post
R i p terry , we never forgeth you terry the eighties great memories for me , Henri put belgium 🇧🇪
Terry was a gentleman. A very funny man. It's an end of a great person.
Respect To An Absolute Legend ! A Thorough Gentleman of the Game !
Loved his Sartorial Elegance ! His Wit, Charm , Eloquence and Humbleness !
Steve Do You Remember the tme that Terry said " There is beauty in defeat you know Boyo " to David Vine . I think Terry had lost a Final or semi Final and after he said that Sentence to David. He just smiled and was Chirpy and David looked at him as is if to say What's he on about ? And after a While David Says " Only a Welshman could Say That ! "" And Terry was Still Smiling ! I will never forget that !
Terry was mining, posting letters well before turning amateur and won the world title scratching through the qualifier's.
100% the champion that won the world title without a professional ranking.
Real gentleman, quick wit, funny, his frame in 1982 against Alex Higgins running the 131, brilliant run of balls, showed you his level, world champion 1979, won the triple crown tournaments, and was number 3 in the world, God Bless, may you rest in peace.
Terry Griffiths, Clive Everton and Ray Rearden have all died this year
Doug Mountjoy not that long ago as well.
Didn't know about Clive ...
God bless Terry Griffiths
I still have a VHS at home called Jim Davidsons Snooker Balls Ups! there are lots of people on it that have died and some who are still here
Terence Martin Griffiths OBE (16 October 1947 - 1 December 2024)
He died in his hometown of Llanelli, on 1 December 2024, at the age of 77 of dementia.
RIP Terry one of the Legends of snooker
Great personality🙏👍 Ray also👍🙏🙏🙏
interesting to hear Terry talking about the Aberfan disaster in the mid 60's that wiped out an entire primary school killing so many small children. My father and Uncle lived in Swindon, they got in their car and drove to Wales to offer their help, but the police turned them back near Gwent. RIP Terry, a snooker legend.
Great interview. Great man and a gentleman)) RIP
Rest in peace ,terry.
Love the way he teases Steve.
One of the legends of snooker rip terry
Rip Terry Griffiths a true champion
RIP to a legend Terry Griffiths
R.I.P Terry Griffiths
Rip legend ❤
Rest easy legend!
First saw him at a sunday KO competition in Warrington in the 70,s while he was still an amateur, the winner i recall was Mark Wildman, who sadly passed away last week ( 18 Nov)
Terry was a great inspiration and for kids from 1979 he will be greatly missed
RIP Terry G🙏👌👍
God bless you. Terry Griffiths....... ❤️🇫🇷🇫🇷
Legend always think of Alex Higgins and Ray reardon when I hear their names 🎱🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Such a lovely man. RIP Terry
I still have Terrys autograph and his dad Martyns too. Both true Gentlemen
I was often outside our local chip shop in the evening when I was 17 with all my mates on our motorbikes. Terry always had time for a cheerful wave and 'hello lads'. He was a lovely fella and admired by all in Burry Port. I remember also watching Terry play late into the night in The Plough in Pinged. It was a little after 2.00 in the morning when the local police sergeant walked in and caught us all drinking after hours. He quietly hung his coat and sat next to us and ordered a pint himself to watch the end of the match. Great memories
One of the real gents of this great game. RiP Terry.
Terry Griffiths rest in peace
No one has ever played the game more beautifully than Terry at his peak. So stylish and fluent, the cue was like a wand. In his attempts to beat Steve he changed his free flowing game and technique, and seemed to lose his natural rhythm. All three of that Welsh holy trinity of snooker have now left us but Ray, Doug and Terry and snooker's golden era will always be remembered with misty eyed memories.
RIP Terry. Top man, what a charming speaker
A real gentleman
RIP Terry Griffiths 🙏
The 88 final against Steve Davis and that particular tournament in general, is etched into my childhood memories of the time.
Terry your grace and kind heart will inspire the greats to come god bless
1988 World Final was between these 2
18-3 to Steve
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My mistake. I was thinking of Davis vs Parrot in 89 which was 18-4 I think.
RIP Terry, gentleman of the game and in life.
This series of interviews by the great Steve Davis is some of the most important documentary conversations of snooker stars. Thanks Sky Sports, and those that have archived the series in digital form... 👍
Terry was a joy. One of his best attributes as commentator was calling the shot. Best at that of all time. Funnily - Steve is one of the worst at it!
14:12, 15:41, 34:44 - he's so funny! Such great delivery... 👏
52 episodes were made with around 12 non snooker related ones. Roger De Courcey (Nookie Bear), Bobby Davro, Sid Waddell, John McCririck, Barry McGuigan, Chas Lewis (BBC Cameraman), Keith Arthur (Angling) were some of them.
So many great characters from that golden age of snooker as it emerged from smokey backrooms on to the tv stage. We owe them all a debt of gratitude.
RIP Mr Griffiths.
Terry a true Gentleman..R.I.P...
Always came across as a decent man.
RIP Terry Griffiths you are a world champion in snooker and you are a great character and legend and what a superb gentlemen as well 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱
Two absolute gentlemen there. Snooker couldn't wish for better ambassadors. May Terry rest in peace.
REST IN PEACE MR GRIFFITHS 🙏
RIP Terry
Travel easy Terry lad. Great memories.
Lovely
Terry Griffiths, Clive Everton and Ray Rearden have all died this year and nothing from Ronnie O sullivan about paying respects strange
That it is alright
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Terry might have been a decent person; however as a professional Snooker player he was EXCRUCIATINGLY boring like so many players who turned pro in the 70’s.
Want he a postman? 🤔
Im a Sheffield lad so love the Snooker greatly.... Terry, what an Imense loss to the history and family of Snooker😪 .... R.I.P TEL
I can see Terry in On the Buses!!!