Alex Higgins Dies

[MisterStubbs]

Former Two time World Snooker Champion died today at the age of 61. Higgins who had been fighting cancer for the past two years today passed away in hospital in Belfast.

RIP

 

[Andy]

Been coming for a while but still sad to hear. True great.

 

[Irish Scouse]

Unfortunate, but as said it was coming. Fantastic player.

RIP.

 

[ianhall65]

Legend of the game and will be sorley missed thoughts goto his family RIP

 

[Ben]

R.I.P :'(. Snooker legend.

 

[Chris]

R.I.P.

Absolute snooker legend.

 

[Joneesy]

Just listening to this on BBC Five Live while making the dinner.

Didn't see him much myself, But i hear he was a great snooker player.

R.I.P

 

[gthame1992]

got it on Sky Sport News atm

and RIP SNOOKER LEGEND

 

[mashedPotatoes]

Rest in peace Higgings,a true legend in the sport of snooker.

 

[Niall]

They don't make snooker players like him anymore, a real entertainer and one of the very best.

 

[Max]

Rest in peace, thoughts go out to his family and friends.

 

[gthame1992]

BBC's Article on Alex Higgins

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8852020.stm

 

[Nick.]

complete sporting legend

RIP Hurrican

 

[IanC]

This was one of the sports greatest ever characters. Always controversial and highly entertaining.
He helped put snooker on the map during the seventies and eighties.

R.I.P Alex.

The opening post is wrong as he died in his flat and not in hospital as quoted and also had been fighting cancer since 1998 not for the last two years.