Alexander Gordon who became world champion was also known as Hurricane Higgins. He brought the game of snooker to a wider audience contributing to its peak in popularity in the eighties. Higgins won 20 titles throughout his career. He beat Cliff Thorburn and Terry Griffiths respectively in the finals of Masters in 1978.Clive Everton made a TV documentary (The Story of Snooker) Steve Davis described him as the (one true genius that snooker has produced). Higgins the Northern Irish champion was 61 years old when he passed away. Throughout his career Davis and Ray Reardon were too consistent for him. Stephen Hendry was also one of the players he defeated in 1989.
