Is Alex Higgins dead?

Is Alex Higgins dead?

Deceased (1949–2010)
Alex Higgins/Living or Deceased

Where is Alex Hurricane Higgins buried?

Carnmoney Cemetery, United Kingdom
Alex Higgins/Place of burial

What age did Alex Higgins die?

61 years (1949–2010)
Alex Higgins/Age at death

Where did Alex Higgins die?

Belfast, United Kingdom
Alex Higgins/Place of death

Was Alex Higgins married?

Lynn Avisonm. 1980–1985
Alex Higgins/Spouse

Was Alex Higgins Catholic?

Higgins, a Protestant from the Sandy Row area of Belfast, was banned for a season after threatening to have fellow player Dennis Taylor, a Catholic from the other side of the community, shot during a team event representing Ireland in 1990.

Why was Alex Higgins banned?

World title glory in ’82 turned out to be the peak of Higgins’ career and his tumultuous life swiftly, and sadly, went into a nosedive soon after. By 1985 his marriage had ended and he was handed a five-tournament ban and a £12,000 fine for brutally headbutting a WPBSA official after being asked to take a drugs test.

What does Alex Higgins daughter do?

Lauren Higgins
Alex Higgins/Daughters

Is Steve Davis still married?

Although he was on the board of Leyton Orient F.C., he has been a Charlton Athletic F.C. fan most of his life. He divorced his first wife Judith in 2005 after 15 years of marriage. They had two sons: Greg (born in 1991) and Jack (born in 1993).

Who is Higgins wife?

Denise Higginsm. 2000
John Higgins/Wife

Why did Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor fall out?

Belfast native Higgins passed away in 2010 after battling throat cancer for a decade. Taylor was amongst those who paid tribute to the two-time world champion even though the pair had famously fallen out after Higgins threatened to have Taylor shot when they were teammates during the World Team Cup in 1990.