Alex "Hurricane" Higgins R.I.P. (27)
wexlady41: Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins dies, aged 61
Alex “Hurricane” Higgins, the colourful two-times world snooker champion, has died at the age of 61 following a long battle with throat cancer.
Alex “Hurricane” Higgins, the colourful two-times world snooker champion, has died at the age of 61 following a long battle with throat cancer.
today??
Kodexx: today??
Yep. Today.
jez....there is people dying today that never died before....
Thoughts and prayers to his family RIP alex you were one of a kind 
He was one of the legends of snooker. 
Kodexx: jez....there is people dying today that never died before....
really?
Kodexx: jez....there is people dying today that never died before....
Thats not funny! RIP Alex, a legend and a character! You'll be missed.
skyblue43: Thats not funny! RIP Alex, a legend and a character! You'll be missed.
He wasn't the best or even that successful, but as a youngster he fair entertained me. When he got on a roll, he was fast and unstoppable.I remember him racing around that table as if posessed. He's one of the guys that took snooker out of seedy clubs and into our front rooms.
And I don't think he knew much happiness in his life.
Well, he's playing with the angels now!
God bless you Alex!
Godsgift: He wasn't the best or even that successful, but as a youngster he fair entertained me. When he got on a roll, he was fast and unstoppable.I remember him racing around that table as if posessed. He's one of the guys that took snooker out of seedy clubs and into our front rooms.
And I don't think he knew much happiness in his life.
Well, he's playing with the angels now!
God bless you Alex!
And I don't think he knew much happiness in his life.
Well, he's playing with the angels now!
God bless you Alex!
Wasn't that successful??? 2 world titles and the peoples champion!
skyblue43: Wasn't that successful??? 2 world titles and the peoples champion!
I don't meen to argue, but prolonged success like Davis and Henry! His bulb glowed very brightly but very shortly!
Godsgift: I don't meen to argue, but prolonged success like Davis and Henry! His bulb glowed very brightly but very shortly!
I think it was that his decline was very long, he kept trying to recapture his form but never did, and became known for his antics rather than his snooker.
Not much on youtube that paints him in a good light, but thats probably what we like about him...some of his finer moments then...
Godsgift: I don't meen to argue, but prolonged success like Davis and Henry! His bulb glowed very brightly but very shortly!
Spare me, ye are too young to appreciate what he did for the game of snooker. Hendry and Davis bored people. Jimmy White, Ken Doherty, John Higgins and Ronnie O Sullivan have all said that they played the game because of him. Of course he had his faults but that doesn't take away from his legacy...
R.I.P ALEX 
R.I.P. to the Hurricane
Very sad....he might find some peace now
Godsgift: He wasn't the best or even that successful, but as a youngster he fair entertained me. When he got on a roll, he was fast and unstoppable.I remember him racing around that table as if posessed. He's one of the guys that took snooker out of seedy clubs and into our front rooms.
And I don't think he knew much happiness in his life.
Well, he's playing with the angels now!
God bless you Alex!
And I don't think he knew much happiness in his life.
Well, he's playing with the angels now!
God bless you Alex!
Alex was probably snookers most naturally gifted player and shone through in a time of minimal media coverge and took the game towards the mainstream popularity it enjoyed in the 80s. Yes, he was a flawed man but his unparalleled natural talent was awesome and he will never ever be forgotten for it. Yes, his nature and illnesses held him down but it is his sheer ability to show and entertain that we will remember him for, an ability that still shines though whenever he is spoken of.
Rest in Peace, Alex; the match is won.
Rest in Peace, Alex; the match is won.
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Alex “Hurricane” Higgins, the colourful two-times world snooker champion, has died at the age of 61 following a long battle with throat cancer.