Alexander Gordon Higgins: his nickname is Hurricane Higgins; he is from Northren Island, his credited for
snooker as the one who brought the game to a wider audience. He wion 20 other titles,; he did win the
Masters in 1978 and beat Cliff Thorburn and Terry Griffiths; he also
played against Ray Reardon. His double partner was Jimmy White. Clive Everton's TV programme described his ecxiting style to describe the story of snooker. He died when he reached to 61 years old.