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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alex_HigginsAlex Higgins - Wikipedia

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   Tournament wins. Ranking. 2. World Champion. 1972. 1982. Alexander Gordon Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) [4] was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history.

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3. www.theguardian.com › sport › 2010Alex Higgins obituary - The Guardian

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   Jul 25, 2010 · Obituary. Alex Higgins obituary. Winner of two world snooker titles whose mercurial talent did much to popularise the sport on television. John Rawling. Sun 25 Jul 2010 14.43 EDT. The snooker...

4. www.bbc.com › news › uk-northern-ireland-10752632Alex Higgins: Tributes paid to talent of 'Hurricane' - BBC

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   Jul 25, 2010 · 25 July 2010. Alex Higgins had been suffering from throat cancer for many years. Tributes are being paid to two-time world snooker champion Alex Higgins, who has died after a long battle...

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2010/08/01 › sportsAlex Higgins, Bombastic Snooker Champ, Dies at 61 - The New ...

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   Jul 31, 2010 · Alex Higgins, the Bombastic ‘People’s Champion’ of Pro Snooker, Dies at 61. By Bruce Weber. July 31, 2010. The rogues of sport are legion. Gifted, charismatic and reckless, they burn with ...

7. news.bbc.co.uk › sport2 › hiSnooker legend Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins dies at 61 - BBC News

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   Jul 24, 2010 · Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins has died aged 61 after a long battle against throat cancer. The 1972 and 1982 world champion, a heavy smoker, was found dead in his flat in Belfast on...

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   Who was Alex Higgins?

   • The snooker player Alex Higgins, who has died aged 61, led a life clouded by drunkenness, drug abuse, gambling, violence and tempestuous personal relationships.

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   How did Alex Higgins die?

   • Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins has died aged 61 after a long battle against throat cancer. The 1972 and 1982 world champion, a heavy smoker, was found dead in his flat in Belfast on Saturday. Recent newspaper pictures showed a painfully thin Higgins in Spain after his hopes of having surgery to get new teeth had been dashed.

   Snooker legend Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins dies at 61

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   Who is Alexander Gordon Higgins?

   • Alexander Gordon Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history.

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   What type of snooker is Alex Higgins?

   • Alex Higgins smoker, drinker, brawler, gambler, womanizer and two-time world snooker champion was an exemplar of the type. Snooker? An offshoot of billiards, the game, as British as breakfast kippers, is played on a 12-foot-by-6-foot table with 6 pockets and 22 balls.

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9. news.sky.com › story › alex-hurricane-higgins-anAlex 'Hurricane' Higgins: An Obituary - Sky News

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   Sunday 25 July 2010 00:12, UK. Alex Higgins in is heyday and after he was cut down by throat cancer. Why you can trust Sky News. Alex Higgins began and ended his snooker career in back street bars playing all-comers for money. He stumbled on his first snooker hall aged 11 after taking a short-cut home and quickly became a teenage 'pool shark'.

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    One man transfixed television viewers during snooker's golden age - Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. This poignant documentary charts the remarkable rise and fall of the snooker genius, from his...

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