Alex Higgins

✶March 18, 1949

†July 24, 2010

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About their life

Alexander Gordon Higgins was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion, remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. Nicknamed "Hurricane Higgins" for his rapid play, and known as the "People's Champion" for his popularity and charisma, he is often credited as being a key figure in snooker's success as a mainstream televised sport in the 1980s.

Northern Irish snooker player (1949–2010)

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Biography from the article Alex Higgins on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.