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   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.

   • Died: 24 July 2010 (aged 61), Belfast, Northern Ireland
   • Sport country: Northern Ireland

   • Nickname: The Hurricane
   • Born: 18 March 1949, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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

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   Jul 25, 2010 · The snooker player Alex Higgins, who has died aged 61, led a life clouded by drunkenness, drug abuse, gambling, violence and tempestuous personal relationships. Yet for many of his fellow...

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

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   Jul 24, 2010 · The Northern Ireland player, nicknamed 'Hurricane', passed away at 61 after a long battle with throat cancer. He was a controversial but charismatic figure in the sport, known for his fast and flashy style and his refusal to throw matches.

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

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   Jul 24, 2010 · Tributes are being paid to two-time world snooker champion Alex Higgins, who has died after a long battle against throat cancer. Higgins, 61, was found dead in his flat in the Sandy Row area of...

7. www.theguardian.com › 25 › alex-higgins-dies-aged-61Alex Higgins, snooker's anti-hero, dies aged 61 | Alex ...

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   Jul 24, 2010 · Sat 24 Jul 2010 19.21 EDT. Alex "Hurricane" Higgins was snooker's anti-hero, seeking neither acceptance nor respectability. A fast, flamboyant shotmaker in his prime, whose acute non-verbal ...

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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 Alex Higgins?

   • Friends had raised around £20,000 to enable him to have the surgery in Spain, but doctors there deemed him too frail for the operation. Tributes are being paid to two-time world snooker champion Alex Higgins, who has died after a long battle against throat cancer.

   Alex Higgins: Tributes paid to talent of 'Hurricane' - BBC

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   Who was Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins?

   • Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, who died today, aged 61. Photograph: Adrian Murrell/Getty Images Two-time winner of the World Snooker Championship dies at home after long battle with throat cancer Snooker's original "People's Champion", Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, has been found dead at his Belfast home.

   Alex Higgins, snooker player, dies at 61 - The Guardian

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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. www.theguardian.com › alex-higgins-snooker-dies-61Alex Higgins, snooker player, dies at 61 - The Guardian

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   Jul 24, 2010 · Sat 24 Jul 2010 15.24 EDT. Snooker's original "People's Champion", Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, has been found dead at his Belfast home. The ace of the green baize finally succumbed to the...

10. 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. The rogues of sport are legion. Gifted, charismatic and reckless, they burn with hubris, flout convention, seize ...