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Jul 25, 2010
'Hurricane' Higgins dies
Despite being warned many times to cut his drinking and smoking to save his health, Higgins couldn't quit. -- ST FILE PHOTO
LONDON - ALEX 'Hurricane' Higgins, the former double world snooker champion, died on Saturday at the age of 61 after a long battle with throat cancer.
The flamboyant Belfast-born snooker legend, who won the world title in 1972 and 1982, was first diagnosed with cancer more than 10 years ago. Despite being warned many times to cut his drinking and smoking to save his health, Higgins couldn't quit. He had cancerous growths removed from his mouth in 1994 and 1996 and was told in 1998 that he had throat cancer. Snooker promoter Barry Hearn said Higgins would be remembered as the 'original people's champion' and the man who transformed the popularity of the sport.
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-- AFP
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Jul 25, 2010
'Hurricane' Higgins dies
Despite being warned many times to cut his drinking and smoking to save his health, Higgins couldn't quit. -- ST FILE PHOTO
LONDON - ALEX 'Hurricane' Higgins, the former double world snooker champion, died on Saturday at the age of 61 after a long battle with throat cancer.
The flamboyant Belfast-born snooker legend, who won the world title in 1972 and 1982, was first diagnosed with cancer more than 10 years ago. Despite being warned many times to cut his drinking and smoking to save his health, Higgins couldn't quit. He had cancerous growths removed from his mouth in 1994 and 1996 and was told in 1998 that he had throat cancer. Snooker promoter Barry Hearn said Higgins would be remembered as the 'original people's champion' and the man who transformed the popularity of the sport.
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-- AFP