Alex Higgins (English Wikipedia)

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"UK Championship history". BBC Sport. 2 December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
"Bad Boys: Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins". BBC Sport. 11 April 2003. Archived from the original on 30 March 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
"Higgins 'hits ref' at fund-raiser". BBC Sport. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
"Higgins goes back to his roots". BBC Sport. 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
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"Blowing up a storm". BBC Sport. 17 April 2001. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2007.

bbc.co.uk

"Alex Higgins: NI trophy named after two-time world champion". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
"Hurricane, the story of Alex Higgins, back in Belfast". BBC News. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

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McKee, Ross (2 August 2010). "Funeral reflects flamboyant life of 'Hurricane' Higgins". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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blueyonder.co.uk

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britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

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broughscott.com

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dailyrecord.co.uk

"Cancer-stricken snooker legend Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins fighting for life after contracting pneumonia". Daily Record. April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

dib.ie

Quinn, James. "Higgins, Alexander Gordon". Dictionary of Irish National Biography. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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eurosport.co.uk

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Kane, Desmond (25 July 2020). "Blood on the carpet: How Higgins and Davis made modern snooker". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

guardian.co.uk

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"Eye of the hurricane". The Observer. London. 6 October 2002. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.

hertfordshiremercury.co.uk

Marsden, Jean (30 July 2010). "Hurricane Higgins used to live in Cuffley". Hertfordshire Mercury. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017.

independent.co.uk

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independent.ie

"Hurricane warning". Independent.ie. 19 October 2002. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
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Foley, Billy (15 May 2021). "TV Review: Alex Higgins was the ultimate television box office". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

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"Europe 16–15 USA". Matchroom Pool. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.

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Weber, Bruce (31 July 2010). "Alex Higgins, the Bombastic 'People's Champion' of Pro Snooker, Dies at 61". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

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rte.ie

"O'Brien sees off Hurricane". RTÉ.ie. 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

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"Cancer-stricken Higgins urged by friends to dodge cameras at funeral". The Examiner. 10 October 1997. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.

telegraph.co.uk

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theguardian.com

Neenan, Bill (24 July 2010). "Snooker's elite pay tribute to the inspiration of Alex Higgins". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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timesonline.co.uk

Yates, Phil (4 May 2007). "Top five controversial incidents". London: Times Online. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2009.

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"Snooker – Alex Higgins International Trophy". trophyroom.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

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