The Hurricane: The Turbulent Life and Times of Alex Higgins

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The Hurricane: The Turbulent Life and Times of Alex Higgins Borrows, Bill Summary Born on a council estate in Belfast, Alex Higgins left school at 15. Born on a council estate in B elfast, Alex Higgins left school at 15. At 17 he won the Northern Ireland and All Ireland snooker championships, and turned professional when he was 20. In 1972, aged just 23, he became the youngest person ever to win the World Championship. He repeated this achievement in an emotional final 10 years later, in the process becoming the biggest box-office draw the game has ever known. Alex Higgins was a showman, gambler, comedian, bully, charmer and alcoholic. His antics - and ferocious temper - were legendary yet he was loved by millions. Now, dying of cancer, he has spent everything he has and divided his time between Manchester and Belfast, where he survives by playing u10 snooker matches in pubs. Bill Burrows has had unprecedented access to Higgins and reconstructs vividly the terrifying roller-coaster ride that is his life. Outrageous, gripping and ultimately, emotionally wrenching, this is the definitive account of one of the most charasmatic and self-destructive figures ever to appear in British sport." Perfect for fans of Sport, Biography, Pool Billiard, Snooker, Sports Biographies Books. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 368 pages · Hardcover By Borrows, Bill Details ISBN: 1903809916 Author: Borrows, Bill Format: Hardcover Pages: 368 Language: English Publication date: 10 October 2002 Condition: New About the authors Borrows, Bill and Bill Borrows More about this book Show more