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2 unusual facts about Alex Higgins


Donegall Road

Snooker player Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins also grew up on the road, having been born on Abingdon Drive.

Rainbow George Weiss

With the celebrity endorsement of former professional snooker player Alex Higgins, the referendum took place in 2006 at an estimated cost (to Weiss) of £100,000.


Pat Houlihan

He played in the main stages of the World Championship twice: in 1973 when he lost to then defending champion Alex Higgins, and at the Crucible in 1978 when he lost to Cliff Thorburn in the first round.

Rex Williams

He twice reached the semi-final of the World Championship, losing in 1972 to Alex Higgins (having been four frames ahead with five left to play) and, in 1974, to Graham Miles.


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