- Geboren am
- Verstorben24. Juli 2010 · Belfast, Nordirland, Vereinigtes Königreich (malnutrition, pneumonia, a bronchial condition and tooth decay)
- GeburtsnameAlexander Gordon Higgins
- Spitznamen
- Hurricane Higgins
- The Hurricane
- Sandy
- Higgy
- Größe1,74 m
- Alex Higgins wurde am 18 März 1949 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK geboren. Er war mit Lynn Higgins und Cara Hasler verheiratet. Er starb am 24 Juli 2010 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
- EhepartnerLynn Higgins(1980 - 1985) (geschieden, 2 Kinder)Cara Hasler(April 1975 - ?) (geschieden, 1 Kind)
- In the late 90s he was stabbed by girlfriend Holly Haise while living in her house in Belfast.
- He once had an argument with his girlfriend which resulted in him falling off the balcony of their first-floor flat. Soon after, he entered the 1989 British Open while hopping around the table nursing a broken ankle.
- His numerous scuffles and offenses over the years included attacking an official who asked for a urine sample at the 1986 UK Championship, threatening to have rival Dennis Taylor shot in their home country of Northern Ireland, and urinating in a plant pot during a tournament.
- Was a friend of the hell-raising actor Oliver Reed.
- In 1995 he played for Team Europe (alongside Jimmy White and Steve Davis), when they beat Team USA in the Mosconi Cup, a 9-ball pool event.
- [when asked if he wished things had been different in his life] "Yes, I could have been a golfer"
- [on his sport, Snooker]: I had such a great affection and love for playing snooker. I suppose, in a way, it's like a drug.
- [asked which of his achievements in life he felt most proud of] My daughter being born. I felt that, at the age of 32, I had become a man.
- The tobacco companies and snooker were as thick as thieves. Obviously I think that they have got their advertising for a song for 25 years. Cigarettes are everywhere in snooker. Freebies everywhere. Most players were given free cigarettes.
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