r.i.p. the hurricane

hotspur147

alex higgins has reportedly been found dead in his apartment today.
R.I.P.

Ghost Train

Just saw this on skynews. RIP

Macker1

RIP...... A true genius in his heyday and very much a great entertainer of the game. :(

daveyboy_1ie

RIP.........a true legend of the game

pholland

was a master in his day.. always scared the opposition....r.i.p.

rednik

RIP. The man was just an enigma.

flutered

thanks for the memories alex

jaykay74

great memories watching him as a kid. loved snooker at the time. don't watch it these days.

paconnors

RIP Huricane Higgins

okidoki987

Snooker genius.
Was the idol of many and start of players like Jimmy White & Ronnie O'S.
Will be missed by thousands.

hynesie08

There's an old expression that says "I wouldn't wish death on them" but constantly reading about his battle with his demons in the papers i can say that i wouldn't wish the last years of his life on anyone. hopefully in the afterlife he can find the peace he never found in this one.

R.I.P hurricane

FlawedGenius

Ruined himself. RIP.

aDeener

FlawedGenius wrote: »

Ruined himself. RIP.

your username sums the hurricane up. rip, legend

fryup

only 61 i taught he was older

a one off he'll be missed RIP

crow_eat_crow

He was the most entertaining player ever. You just never knew what he'd do next. Some of his shots... RIP Alex

JohnC.

RIP. One of the great sporting figures of my childhood.

Kristopherus

RIP Hurricane. A legend in every sense of the word.

Arthurdaly

A short but eventful life RIP Alex Higgins. You inspired many, well done and you will be remembered!!!

rccaulfield

Condolences to family and friends!

FlawedGenius

Arthurdaly wrote: »

A short but eventful life RIP Alex Higgins. You inspired many, well done and you will be remembered!!!

Short career anyway. Tbh hes been in pain years.

Mr.Nice Guy

A sad day for the sport. Tragic how his life turned out in the end. RIP Alex.

THEIRISHMOB

A legend
A genius
An Irish man
A father
An inspiration

Alex Higgins ....always loved and remembered
Hope they have snooker tables in Heaven…..I'll look forward to a frame together.

Ian

Vince135792003

When Higgins was at his peak, it seems that those running snooker were terrified of him and maybe rightly so. They were glad to see the back of him.

Today, Barry Hearn would love a Alex Higgins. Higgins epitomises what snooker needs today.

He was talented, arrogant, vulnerable, charismatic and unpredictable who connected with the general public positively and negatively.

He was a star.


Rest in peace Alex.

fryup

lets remember the good times.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k214MI_eEmI

Arthurdaly

fryup wrote: »

lets remember the good times.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k214MI_eEmI

**** me, absolute class!!

patrickc

alex was a legend his book was great too. Youll be missed R.I.P

10green bottles

The man who made snooker has passed.

RIP Alex and sympathy to the family.
The memories you leave will live on forever.

JJJJNR

RIP a legend of the game, used to love watching him play.

Scotty #

His reaction to winning the 1982 World Championship is one of my favourite sporting moments. It's quiet sad how is life turned out but I'm glad to see his suffering is finally over. According to Jimmy Whites biography, he once saw Alex get back to back 147's in an exhibition match they were playing years ago.

A true legend of Snooker and Sport!

bassy

i got hes autograph at goffs back in the early 90,s and yep he was well sloshed.the man made snooker,R.I.P hurricane.

KittyeeTrix

I'm not a huge snooker fan but Higgins was a legend and will be missed!!

RIP

tommyhaas

"The only true genius that snooker has ever produced" Steve Davis

Alex was everything snooker wasent. He was popular, successful, yet notorious. For many, myself included, he epitomised what it is I love about snooker. His ability to suprise, his character, and most importantly his ability on the table allowed him to stand alone, to attract crowds and to popularise the game.

In recent years his name has been draged through the mud, for reasones which can only be attributed to himself and his demons. This to me, and to all those who experienced him, is the graeat tragedy of the man.

Alex is the graetest player ever to grace the table, and the inspiration to all those who ever came close.

Thanks for the memories Alex, RIP

delaad

tommyhaas wrote: »

The only true genius that snooker has ever produced

Steve davis

Alex was everything snooker wasent. He was popular, successful, yet notorious. For many, myself included, he epitomised what it is I love about snooker. His ability to suprise, his character, and most importantly his ability on the table allowed him to stand alone, to attract crowds and to popularise the game.

In recent years his name has been draged through the mud, for reasones which can only be attributed to himself and his demons. This to me, and to all those who experienced him, is the graeat tragedy of the man.

Alex is the graetest player ever to grace the table, and the inspiration to all those who ever came close.

Thanks for the memories Alex, RIP

Iconic image, and thanks for the tribute. I don't know what to say except that maybe we all suspected it was going to end this way.

But while he was in his prime there was no one like him to shoot out the lights, to make you believe that anything was possible, and then some. He was a star.

God bless you, Alex. May you rest in peace

omb0wyn5ehpij9

A true legend of the game. Rest in peace Alex

blueyedson

RIP Alex

amacachi

tommyhaas wrote: »

The only true genius that snooker has ever produced

Steve davis

Alex was everything snooker wasent. He was popular, successful, yet notorious. For many, myself included, he epitomised what it is I love about snooker. His ability to suprise, his character, and most importantly his ability on the table allowed him to stand alone, to attract crowds and to popularise the game.

In recent years his name has been draged through the mud, for reasones which can only be attributed to himself and his demons. This to me, and to all those who experienced him, is the graeat tragedy of the man.

Alex is the graetest player ever to grace the table, and the inspiration to all those who ever came close.

Thanks for the memories Alex, RIP

My dad met him about 7 years ago, always thought he was great but after he met him he wished he hadn't.

A legend at the table, he saw the balls how we all see them, with the difference being that he could do what we could just see.

An unbelievable talent. It's not nice to say but he's probably better now, either way I hope he rests easy now.

The Valley

A true Legend. RIP

RIP.

ReacherCreature

RIP Alex.

zack01

Great to see so many messages and tributes here for Alex. I'm sure many of you never had the chance to meet Alex or indeed get to see him play live. Everyone has their own memories of Alex at the table, memories such as that incredible clearance against White in the Worlds, the comeback against Davis to win the UK c'ships, Alex winning the B&H final against Hendry in Goffs whilst his ankle was in plaster! to my personal and I'm sure the majority of fans favourite is of Alex beating Reardon in '82 to win his second world title with a 135 clearance.

Of course there are the off the table memories that Alex will be remembered for probably more so, antics such as headbutting a tournament official, to urinating in a flower display of a certain sponsor to probably his more serious threat of having his fellow Ulsterman Dennis Taylor shot.

Alex should have and I'm sure would have retired a millionaire had he recieved proper guidance and management, he more than likely would have numorous sponsors jumping on board if he was still playing to a high standard.Unfortunatly Alex had more hangers on around him than most sports stars could manage but the sad fact is in the last few years Alex only had a few people around him that he could call friends, sadder still that he died alone in sheltered accomadation in Belfast at the w'end.

I had the pleasure of meeting him on several occasions over the last 25 years and I can honestly say not once did he behave anything less than was expected of a top professional snooker player. My personal feeling is that on the occasions he did let his temper get the better of him was when he was provoked, and of course when the instance finally was made public it was exagerated ten fold.

Some people say Alex made the game, I personally dispute that, Alex was playing the game at the same time as other greats such as Reardon Spencer Mountjoy and a young Steve Davis. What made Alex popular was his flamboyant style of play and because he came from a working class background many people identified themselves with him, Alex of course dubbed himself ' the peoples champion' which cemented his popularity.

Many of today's top players such as Hendry Doherty and O Sullivan have said Alex was the reason they took up the game, such as I'm sure young players today state O Sullivan as the reason they play.

He had all the shots, he had the bottle but as with all genius's he was flawed but he'll be remembered in snooker halls just like the recently deceased John Spencer and indeed Paul Hunter as a great player and a great champion.

Twice world snooker champion

rest in peace Hurricane

Speak Now

R.I.P Alex

_feedback_

Was saddened to hear the news over the weekend, but maybe he is in a more comfortable place now. I hope he knew how much of a legend he was.

RIP Hurricane Alex Higgins.

mrgaa1

In 1990 Alex Higgins launched a blistering verbal attack on his NI team-mate Dennis Taylor after they'd lost snooker's World Cup final. Higgins accused Taylor of greed and threatened to have him shot, but it was remarks about Taylor's late mother which really twisted the knife.
When the pair met in the Irish Masters six days later both Taylor and the Goffs' crowd shunned Higgins with a steely contempt.

Higgins beat his wife and never saw his daughter for much of her life - she deserved an oscar for her performance at that funeral. She missed him so much - thats why he was found dead alone.
Higgins - sorry you were not this great person everyone is alluding to - arrested, attacked people with cues, etc.... Great snooker player but thats it.
He was born and bred in Sandy Row, Belfast - enough said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2889881.stm
http://www.pampelmoose.com/2010/07/alex-higgins-snookers-anti-hero-dies-aged-61

vincenzolorenzo

Alex had many many flaws but he was the most entertaining, flamboyant player in the history of the game. People will remember him for the level of skill he had around the table. Lots of top sports stars are flawed characters, its one of the reasons they are so popular. See George Best for example.

fryup

mrgaa1 wrote: »

He was born and bred in Sandy Row, Belfast - enough said.

so everyone from sandy row is a nasty peice of work?:rolleyes:

would you have said the same if he came from the falls:cool:

stick to the bogball mrgaa

aDeener

fryup wrote: »

so everyone from sandy row is a nasty peice of work?:rolleyes:

would you have said the same if he came from the falls:cool:

stick to the bogball mrgaa

whats that about? :rolleyes:

can someone not be a fan of both?

plus theres more than just "bogball" in the gaa....