人物
Alex Higgins
- 専門分野
- 俳優
- 生年月日
- 1949年3月18日 · 61歳
- 没年月日
- 2010年7月24日
- 出身地
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
別名
Hurricane Higgins
経歴
Alex Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. Nicknamed 'Hurricane Higgins' for his rapid play and known as the 'People's Champion' for his popularity and charisma. He is often credited as a key factor in snooker's success as a mainstream televised sport in the 1980s in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
