Professional Snooker Player. Born in Belfast, a Northern Ireland professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up who earned the nickname The Hurricane because of his speed of play, he was also a former World Doubles champion with Jimmy White and won the World Cup three times with the All Ireland team .. that was Alex Higgins ... that was higgy.∼Alex Higgins was born in Belfast. He started playing snooker at the age of 11, often in the Jampot club in his native Sandy Row area of south Belfast, the legendary two-times world snooker champion known as much for his wild lifestyle as his flamboyant play on the green baize,
His skill and speed around the table earned him one of sport's most enduring nicknames: the Hurricane. A world champion by the age of 22, he played a major role in snooker's booming popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when players were household names. Higgins became one of the fans' favourite players.
His second world title win, in 1982 when he beat the Welshman Ray Reardon in an 18-15 final, is one of the sport's best-remembered matches.
His skill and speed around the table earned him one of sport's most enduring nicknames: the Hurricane. A world champion by the age of 22, he played a major role in snooker's booming popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when players were household names. Higgins became one of the fans' favourite players.
His second world title win, in 1982 when he beat the Welshman Ray Reardon in an 18-15 final, is one of the sport's best-remembered matches.
Professional Snooker Player. Born in Belfast, a Northern Ireland professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up who earned the nickname The Hurricane because of his speed of play, he was also a former World Doubles champion with Jimmy White and won the World Cup three times with the All Ireland team .. that was Alex Higgins ... that was higgy.∼Alex Higgins was born in Belfast. He started playing snooker at the age of 11, often in the Jampot club in his native Sandy Row area of south Belfast, the legendary two-times world snooker champion known as much for his wild lifestyle as his flamboyant play on the green baize,
His skill and speed around the table earned him one of sport's most enduring nicknames: the Hurricane. A world champion by the age of 22, he played a major role in snooker's booming popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when players were household names. Higgins became one of the fans' favourite players.
His second world title win, in 1982 when he beat the Welshman Ray Reardon in an 18-15 final, is one of the sport's best-remembered matches.
His skill and speed around the table earned him one of sport's most enduring nicknames: the Hurricane. A world champion by the age of 22, he played a major role in snooker's booming popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when players were household names. Higgins became one of the fans' favourite players.
His second world title win, in 1982 when he beat the Welshman Ray Reardon in an 18-15 final, is one of the sport's best-remembered matches.
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