Non-motoring > Alex Higgins Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Robin O'Reliant Replies: 6
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New Sat 24 Jul 10 20:04 
 Alex Higgins - Robin O'Reliant
A very flawed personality, but anyone who saw him play will know he was the most exciting player ever to pick up a cue. And certainly the fastest, he made Ronnie O'sullivan seem like the slow boat to China.

Died today after a long battle with throat cancer.
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New Sat 24 Jul 10 20:20 
 Alex Higgins - Dog
61 ... 3 years older than me :(
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New Sat 24 Jul 10 21:04 
 Alex Higgins - mikeyb
Very sad - I remember watching him play as I grew up through the 80's - one of my childhood idols, in fact I wrote to him and he replied with a signed photo

I looked around the net a few months back to see how he was doing, but kind of wished I hadn't - should have stuck with my childhood memories.

The game is not the same now - I miss the scenes of him playing with 60 B &H stacked up and a glass of whisky playing through a smog of fag smoke :-)
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New Sat 24 Jul 10 21:08 
 Alex Higgins - MD
Sad that I hadn't heard of his situation or his demise. Brilliant player, no touch and tuck, just went for it. RIP

M
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New Sat 24 Jul 10 23:38 
 Alex Higgins - Stuartli
I once interviewed him in Accrington at the Elite Club - he completed two 147 breaks in practice while I was waiting to talk to him..:-)

The finest "thin cut" player of an object ball the world has ever known.
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New Sun 25 Jul 10 10:21 
 Alex Higgins - Zero
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8623219.stm
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New Mon 26 Jul 10 23:57 
 Alex Higgins - henry k
Funds raised for medical treatment to be used for a decent send off.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-10760120
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