Suhari Posted 24 July, 2010 Share Posted 24 July, 2010 Died tonight aged 61. Great player, superb entertainer, complete nutter. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 24 July, 2010 Share Posted 24 July, 2010 Died tonight aged 61. Great player, superb entertainer, complete nutter. RIP. The man who first got me interested in snooker. I hope one of the TV channels does a tribute showing some of his entertaining matches where he miscues shots, balls go flying everywhere and still end up in the pocket. Absolute legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 24 July, 2010 Share Posted 24 July, 2010 A very troubled man with many demons who had to endure a long distressing death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 24 July, 2010 Share Posted 24 July, 2010 Farewell Alex, you maaaaaad b*st*rd you!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 24 July, 2010 Share Posted 24 July, 2010 A flawed genius who experienced the highs and lows of life in the extreme ! RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 24 July, 2010 Share Posted 24 July, 2010 dont know how he lasted this long tbh, but RIP just the same. The stuff legends are made of, in his day he was possibly the only player that made the game interesting/exciting to watch, it was telling that he chose to play his few doubles matches partnering Jimmy White. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 24 July, 2010 Share Posted 24 July, 2010 It's characters like him that enrich sport and life in general. RIP Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rut Posted 25 July, 2010 Share Posted 25 July, 2010 I think the Belfast's Runnin' Riot sum up Alex well in this song. An alcoholic hero. ALCOHOLIC HEROES © Runnin' Riot He’s the greatest player the world has ever seen Geordie we love you the crowds all scream But Geordie doesn’t care what the crowds all think Is it near full time then I’ll get some drink Chorus 1: Geordie, Geordie, Geordie, the fans all sing Geordie, Geordie, Geordie, he can do anything Geordie, Geordie, Geordie, he could have gone far But Geordies too fond of the bar He’s the greatest player the world has ever seen He’s Hurricane Higgins king of of the green Alex doesn’t care what the crowds all shout He’s gonna pot the black then he’ll get some stout Chorus 2: Hurricane Higgins the papers say Hurricane Higgins he could go all the way Hurricane Higgins he’s never a loser But Higgy's too fond of the boozer Bestie and Higgy they’re part of folklore Geordie and Alex they know the score You can take them out of Belfast and give them loads of loot But you’ll never take away their Working Class roots Chorus 1 Live youtube of the song: Great band, great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 25 July, 2010 Share Posted 25 July, 2010 RIP, was really sad to see him looking so thin and frail in recent years. Hope he was at peace when he passed away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC9VLT-Likk Quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 25 July, 2010 Share Posted 25 July, 2010 The sort of sportsman that you thought you knew, the sort of character that (along with many others in snooker's heyday) made you want to be good at the game. Maybe (probably) it's my age but has the game ever matched the popularity and had the characters of the 70's and 80's since? Not just the game of snooker but the world of sport is a poorer man today. I little voice inside my head just said to me "he won't be happy with that" in a forced whisper, a hark back to the good old days of 'Pot Black'. RIP Hurricane (blimey, 2 hurricanes in one day)!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 25 July, 2010 Share Posted 25 July, 2010 moving interview: his last public interview I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadia Sllim Posted 25 July, 2010 Share Posted 25 July, 2010 And he is getting buried in his favourite cue case. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 25 July, 2010 Share Posted 25 July, 2010 He and Oliver Reed stayed in a hotel i was manager of in Osterley,west London,whilst they were recording a song and doing interviews for sky,whose main studios were around the corner,he was an absolute gentleman and all round funny guy. Having a beer with those two will live long in my memorys. Ruddy legend. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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