R.I.P.

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Sat 24th Jul 2010 09:37 pm

Alex Higgins, 61 - not surprised at all as he's looked so ill and frail recently.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_s ... 852020.stm

DC · Post by DC » Sat 24th Jul 2010 09:51 pm

Should anybody need to see what even a small amount of inspiration from Alex Higgins can do....come play me pool... rip.

Pauli Wallnuts · Post by **Pauli Wallnuts** » Sun 25th Jul 2010 01:02 am

sad news

gixxer · Post by **gixxer** » Sun 25th Jul 2010 09:32 am

i used to see him walking around sandy row,,poor guy looked about 90

still think one of his best matches was the 82 semi final,,,the hurricane v the whirlwind

RIP ALEX

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Sun 25th Jul 2010 05:07 pm

Fuck man, those cigs will get you in the end, RIP.

Rufus · Post by **Rufus** » Sun 25th Jul 2010 05:16 pm

gixxer wrote:i used to see him walking around sandy row,,poor guy looked about 90

Me too, it's a shame another norn irish sporting legend had to go before his time.

DC · Post by DC » Sun 25th Jul 2010 07:49 pm

It's a bigger shame some of them have to go out the way the do. Both George best and Higgins weren't just good at their sports, they were 'gifted' at them. Reap the Hurricane, eh. Atleast Joey Dunlop went out in a blaze if glory still at the top of his...but that was a shame too.

Pauli Wallnuts · Post by **Pauli Wallnuts** » Sun 25th Jul 2010 07:58 pm

DC wrote:It's a bigger shame some of them have to go out the way the do. Both George best and Higgins weren't just good at their sports, they were 'gifted' at them.

id go 1step further & say they were both the best in the world at their sports, they just didnt know how to handle the fame at such a young age, i know alot of people dont like man utd but im sure every1 would agree that having some1 like ferguson to guide these youngsters is the best possible thing, i remember seeing the sir alex/david frost interview couple years back & he said how he wanted to sign gazza, i like to think he would have kept him on the straight & narrow

gixxer · Post by **gixxer** » Sun 25th Jul 2010 08:03 pm

there,ll never be another KING OF THE ROADS dc. i drank with joey on the ferry back from the IOM TT and in his bar a few times as well.

the words hero and legend are used a lot to describe sportsmen but joey really was both.

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Mon 26th Jul 2010 07:53 am

The thing with Best and Higgins is that they personify the meaning of passion for a sport but are also falliable. Both were great, both were real people warts and all and the biggest shame for both of their careers was ( in the words of Parky ) we the public we deprived seeing them continue what would surely of been a glistening career.

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Wed 28th Jul 2010 08:37 pm

Yea RIP alex.

TRANCE · Post by **TRANCE** » Wed 28th Jul 2010 09:12 pm

He was my favourite snooker player, simply because he was fast and quick but still damn good. I still remember the days when snooker players were allowed to smoke and drink between their shots and it was all shown on TV regardless. RIP

gixxer · Post by **gixxer** » Wed 28th Jul 2010 10:26 pm

his funeral on monday,,,,belfast will be at a standstill in the city centre

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Wed 28th Jul 2010 10:28 pm

gixxer wrote:his funeral on monday,,,,belfast will be at a standstill in the city centre

I remember his 1st final in donkeys years that was back in the early 1990`s,He lost that time but played some great snooker in the earlier rounds! it was a pitty as everyone wanted him to win

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Rusty Shackleford · Post by **Rusty Shackleford** » Thu 29th Jul 2010 11:41 am

Legend