Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Alexander Gordon "Alex" Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up. He earned the nickname Hurricane Higgins because of his speed of play. Higgins was also a former World Doubles champion with Jimmy White, and won the World Cup three times with the All Ireland team. He also came to be known as the "People's Champion" because of his popularity.Higgins is often credited with having brought the game of snooker to a wider audience and contributing to its peak in popularity in the 1980s. He had a reputation as an unpredictable and difficult character. He was a heavy smoker, struggled with drinking and gambling, and admitted to using cocaine and marijuana. Diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998, Higgins was found dead in his Belfast home on 24 July 2010.. }
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- Alex_Higgins abstract "Alexander Gordon "Alex" Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up. He earned the nickname Hurricane Higgins because of his speed of play. Higgins was also a former World Doubles champion with Jimmy White, and won the World Cup three times with the All Ireland team. He also came to be known as the "People's Champion" because of his popularity.Higgins is often credited with having brought the game of snooker to a wider audience and contributing to its peak in popularity in the 1980s. He had a reputation as an unpredictable and difficult character. He was a heavy smoker, struggled with drinking and gambling, and admitted to using cocaine and marijuana. Diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998, Higgins was found dead in his Belfast home on 24 July 2010.".