sorry..he was rude..had no empathy for other­ people...not a nice chap..and there were many better­ players and will be more again...some peoplemake­ excuses for violemt @#$% heads..thats what he­ was..why?
sorry again dont confuse nastyness with skill­ ..

The most entertaining snooker player of all time

Alex was a very very special talent, he is the only­ player who could make the white dance a merry jig into­ an impossible position. As well as being a phenominal­ potter from obscene angles. He undoubtably made snooker­ entertaining. Unfortunately every hurricance eventually­ blows away, R.I.P you are a lengend and will never be­ forgotten

rest in peace alex higgins you were a pleasure to watch­ and you have made snooker what it is now. If you didnt­ play, snooker wouldnt have been popular!!
R.I.P Alex­ Higgins

alex higgins was a true peoples champion he will be­ missed for a long time

R.I.P ALEX HIGGINS.PEOPLES CHAMPION ALWAYS.WILL BE­ MUCHED MISSED BY HIS FRIENDS AND LOYAL FANS.OUT OF PAIN­ BUT NEVER OUT OF OUR HEARTS.SNOOKER LOST A LEGEND ON­ SATURDAY.KEEP PLAYING SNOOKER UP ABOVE.PEOPLES CHAMPION­ NOW AND ALWAYS.DEVOTED FAN JOY ROWLAND

It was Alex Higgins who put snooker in the spotlight.­ Players of today should realise if not for Alex they­ would not have the fame & fortune that they have.­ He was the best and always will be

Alex Higgins' contribution to snooker was on a­ parallel with Muhammad Ali's contribution to­ boxing.

They both lifted their respective sports from­ lassitude to invigoration.

(It's a shame that both­ sports have reverted to lassitude.)

I had the pleasure of meeting a young Alex Higgins when­ he ventured down to New Zealand in the mid seventies­ for a bit of R&R.But as most of yous would­ know,rest and relaxation was not in his personality.He­ spent most of his time challenging all the locals for a­ quid or two,giving most a 32 start.I was one of those­ lads and on several occassions came out on top,but­ having said that,these slap dash games were normally­ one or two shot affairs and the 1st in with a break­ would prevail.I valued watching the various side and­ cue ball application he applied,to which I incorperated­ into my own game,along with the ability to trust your­ 1st sight as being the right one!I never rose to the­ little masters lofty heights,but I did bring a lot of­ satisfaction to the people who watched me play in my­ own style with a lot of hurricane in me.That I thank­ him for as I really enjoyed my game from there on,not­ like a lot of those serious minded,straight back­ players who never dared to try the unusual???Drinking­ certainly was his second favorite sport along with­ smoking(@#$% and Gunja),which I shared with him on many­ occassions.I caught up with Alex some years later in­ Australia and shared a memorable St Pats day with him­ and others on the town in Sydney.Yes,he did have a­ volatile nature and said what he meant and meant what­ he said?But are all of us saints??,I think not.He was­ in the public eye all the time so that is why his­ antics stood out more than us mere mortals.He is in­ good company in Snooker Heaven and Im sure if the Big­ Guy chooses an All time World team,Alex would probably­ be the Captain....or argue that he should be.God bless­ you Alex for all the memories and may your next life be­ less troubled.RIP The Great one.

In terms of talent, all sports considered, the only­ player comparable to Alex is Maradona of football.

ALEX HIGGINS MADE SNOOKER WHAT IT IS TODAY.WHAT WILL­ SNOOKER GIVE HIM IN RETURN?

R.I.P SIR ALEX HIGGINS.THE PEOPLES CHAMPION

RIP ALEX ONE OF THE BEST

Without doubt the most naturally gifted Snooker player­ of the modern­ era...Volatile,Turbulent,Unpredictable,Temperamental he­ may have been but lets be honest all of the­ characteristics added to the total fascination and­ magenetism Alex commanded from the audience when he was­ at the table.Without doubt the most honest player on­ the baise, He was a brilliatnt tactical safety player­ and when in full flow was magical to watch.
I had the­ privelige of meeting Alex in the early 80's and­ shared a drink with him and then sat stunned as he­ trounced the current World Champion­ "Interesting" Davis 10-1 in a flawless and­ spectacular fashion in a charity challenge match at­ Durrington.
Yes he had troubles galore in his personal­ life and for that he always suffered .However It is as­ a Snooker player he should be remembered to sports­ fans...His speed around the table,his gutsy attacking­ pots,his intelligent reading of the game and his sheer­ genius is a recipe that is unlikely to ever be repeated­ by his professional counterparts.
My interest in­ snooker waned when he lost his ranking...Now we have­ lost Alex i have no doubt it will now die with him.
The­ Hurricane dragged snooker into the 70's and­ 80's on the back of his controversial antics and­ his enthralling genius at the table...Snooker would not­ have matured into the sport it became without this­ legend.
Now he has departed I hope he finds the peace­ that often eluded him in this Life and that the­ "People's Champion may truly Rest in Peace!

You've got to love Alex Higgins. Undoubtedly the­ most entertaining snookerplayer of all time; arguably­ the most talented. Not only that, but he revolutionized­ the game not just through raw talent but also in his­ rôle as a true working class hero who brought new life­ to a game which was becoming staid and stuffy and in­ danger of fading away in the '60's/early­ '70's. And yet, let's be honest, as a man­ he was a proper see-you-next-Tuesday. He was violent­ towards referees, fellow players, and the ladies in his­ life, and once even threatened to have Dennis Taylor­ shot by terrorists. And as George Best once said of­ Higgins, 'I feel uneasy with any celebrity who uses­ the phrase "do you know who I am?" when­ dealing with strangers.' But the fact is that those­ of us who are true snookerfans have to judge Alex the­ sportsman by what he did on the baize and not in his­ personal life. And on the baize--a true hero! Often the­ recipient of unfair decisions by referees, he­ nonetheless called fouls on himself when the referee­ didn't spot them, and when playing at his best he­ far outshone the talents of any 'percentage­ player' or any player of the 21st century. This is­ a sad weekend not just for snooker, but for games in­ general. Goodbye, People's Champion.

god bless the hurricane alex higgins you made snooker­ and yuor spirit will always remain across the table­ deepest symphony to all his family R.I.P SIR ALEX THE­ HURRICANE HIGGINS snooker has lost the true ledgend

loved you higgy, we all did. RIP

Used to love Alex and the working class hero antics­ with sublime skills that will never be duplicated. His­ life story, The Hurricane, would make a phenomenal­ movie and rekindle interest in the flagging sport. You­ watching, Mr Hearn?

Used to love Alex and the working class hero antics­ with sublime skills that will never be duplicated. His­ life story, The Hurricane, would make a phenomenal­ movie and rekindle interest in the flagging sport. You­ watching, Mr Hearn?

RIP ALEX god BLESS you my hero