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ALZ READING

Questions.

1. What was his nickname?

Hurricane Higgins 


2. What is Higgins credited as doing for snooker?

He promoted the game publicly and did an outstanding peak in populavity in the eighties.


3. How many titles did he win?

20 titles


4. Who did he beat to win the Master in 1978?

Cliff Thorburn


5. Who made a documentary about the sport?

Clive Everton's TV


6. How was his style described?

One true genius that snooker has produced.


7. How old was he when he died?

61 years


8. where was he from?

Ireland


9. Who was his doubles partner?

Jimmy white


10. Name another person he played against?

Terry Griffiths

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Alexander Gordon was also known by his nickname of Hurricane Higgins. He was 61 years old when he died. He was from N. Ireland. He promoted the game publicly and it had an outstanding peak in popularity in the eighties. He got 20 titles in his life. He played against Reardon, but for the Masters, he beat Cliff Thorburn to win the Master in 1978. His doubles partner was Jimmy White.  Actually in Clive Everton’s TV documentary about the sport they described Higgins as the “one true genius that snooker has produced”.