World champion Terry Griffiths proved that slow and steady can win the race

Terry Griffiths has died aged 77 (PA) - (PA Archive)

For a man renowned for his slow and methodical play, it was fitting that Terry Griffiths’ career as a snooker player and coach did not burn out and stayed lit for over four decades.

Griffiths may have been the tortoise to the hare of green baize rivals like Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins and Jimmy ‘Whirlwind’ White and did not court controversy away from the table.