Alex 'Sandy' Gordon Higgins died a year ago today, the man who emcompassed everything a legend should be. He was a loveable rogue and a serious character in the snooker world. He played massive ranking events three sheets to the wind but still managed to win them. Along with his drink he smoked heavily, he was known for hating the structure of World Snooker and head butting referees. Though today that may make for a great news paper spread, would without doubt make a heavy cut between fans and disprovers.
But no one could deny that Alex was temprementle as he was, was loved equally by fans, friends, family and players. It was at the World Championships when Alex made the word see his sensitive side, after winning the title, he sobbed and asked for his daughter to be brought to him, she was and he hugged her crying as he did, an image etched in everyone's memories of the great Alex Higgins.
Alex Higgins was a legend for his snooker playing and his bad boy antics, his addictions to drink and drugs made him edey and he lost his career due to it, he became disillisuioned by the game that he loved and he didn't know how to respond to it. As he aged he developed cancer his teeth rotted and he couldn't eat anything but baby food. The bad boy came back to snooker looking frail and nothing like his younger self, but as ill as he was he still perfomed well in an event World Snooker set you for the hero's of Snooker's past The Legends tour. The People's champion was back and still as much loved as he ever was. His illness was beyond treament and the snooker world lost a great, a player everyone knew of no matter how they were.
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