Sandy was one of those one-offs like Babe Ruth, George Best, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Laurel and Hardy. Just a joy to watch. You end laughing and crying and the brilliance. A Hurricane in Heaven must be some sight!
that is on a slow table and the cushions are dead that was a class act in the art of break building using stun and screw he was the best pity the guy recording didnt keep his eye on all the break but lovely to watch thanks alot rare footage
flawless mr Yeah, that opening red was magnificent. To jump over the pack with top spin, in and out of baulk finish plum on the blue. What a talent such a shame he wasted himself with drink and let himself go 😔
Alex higgins in the early 70s was living not far from me round the blackburn, Accrington areas I was not old enough to see him but from what I've been told he was absolutely amazing back then 3 times the player we seen in the early 80s it's a shame the world didn't get to see him then this is just a sample of how good he was 🧨
Alex went through two changes of balls and countless cloth differences some with nap some with none all you haters don't realise how cosseted the players of today are having lessons left and right , A lex was around in the days of Henry west . When you had to win your country's amateur or world amateur ,or world amateur doubles it was a closed shop. Anybody can be a pro now
@@stephen5141 The cause of death was a combination of malnutrition, pneumonia, tooth decay and a bronchial condition Drink fucked him up but it wasn't the cause of death 👍
Cushions and jaws are dead makes shot easier to go in, still takes skill but the breakbuilding is superb, Alex's cueing seems a lot more smoother and cleaner compared to the 80s when it looked a lot looser and less accurate sometimes, this is what made him a legend in the game the style of play the confidence in his own game and technique, amazing.
No cameron i played on a table that was about 40 to 50 years old easy in 1981 in my local youth club to 1986, then when me and my friend played on the newer tables that were made in 1981 to 83 i noticed how easier it was to pot the balls and the pockets seemend bigger. But on that old billiards table we called it becouse it looked as if it had been there forever. We called it the old billiard table becouse you were lucky to pot 4 or 5 balls in 20 minutes, it just seemend so hard. And those old middle pockets if a red was an inch next to it and the cue ball 7 inches away from the red it wasnt a suprise when some one missesd.
Obviously there are always players who over time will supersede in terms of standard and even talent but I think he was most remarkable simply for how he revolutionised the sport. That's how I measure greatness. The paradigm shift in the game from an old farts past time to a dynamic game.
The modern greats like Ronnie, J Higgins, Robertson, Selby and Judd are at a massive level... but yes, there is a lot to be said for trailblazers like Alex H and Hendry.
If Alex Higgins(the great) was to grow up being inspired by Steve Davis(the great) as Ronnie o'sullivan(the great) was. Alex Higgins would have been even more of a legend and many more titles under his belt. Ronnie has a lot of natural ability of course but Alex had more. Combine that with the inspired tactical and 'matter of fact its going in' that Davis's game gave to Ronnie. Great clip.
You don't get this guy at all. Higgins 1) would never be inspired by such a boring twit as "interesting' Davis and 2) there would be no Davis on television screens, his style of play would never have got snooker in people's living rooms in the first place! Titles are irrelevant when you're a legend
1:30 Hold on! He pots the pink, and 3 seconds later he pots a red. Who's respotting the pink that quickly? Are they letting them pot the next red b4 they respot the previous colour?
For the last few years I’ve been watching clips of hurricane! Amazing player & just goes to show you.. how good the rocket is! O’Sullivan the best of all time! How boring the game would be with the.. Rocket hurricane & whirlwind!
Pockets were quite large, but the cloth would have been thick. Tremendous break. The number of centuries recorded at the Crucible when Alex won in 1982? 10... Different doughnuts back then
Fair enough he could play some absolutely outrageous shots, but very rarely did he have any kind of control of the cue ball like a Davis or a Hendry, it always surprises me when people add him to their list of all time greats,constantly over-hyped and over-rated as a player in my opinion
Watch his break in the last frame against Ray Reardon in the 82 world final,and see how many times he is out of position.Don,t forget he was playing on old tables which were a lot slower than the tables of to-day.
@@samca4472 In spite of his flair for the game, Alex Higgins never made a 147 in professional competition; the first Higgins to do this was the unrelated John Higgins, in January 2000. >>
@@samca4472 nonsense. To make a 147 you need pin point cue ball control. Alex as good as he was never possessed that, hence his outrageous, out of position pots. Alex not good enough to lace Ronnie's drinks 😂
@@samca4472 One ranking tournament win. 2 worlds (Selby 4,Williams 3). 2 masters (invitation). Don't get me wrong he changed the face of snooker but his achievements are masked by the folklore !!
81 centuries in 26 years as a pro. Piss poor if you ask me. All hype. All he did was change the way the game was played. But he was reckless most of the time
stupid comment, alex played to please the crowd most of the time he went for a trick shot once he had won the frame, he would have made countless more if he was bothered
Slow down the pro tables today, take away the even bouce off the cushions and turn off the table heaters! Then you'll see that conditions in the 70's and early 80's were much more difficult for break building than today.
Andrew Morton defiantly agree with this my local club table has apparently been there over 60 years the table is slow but I've still managed to make 70 breaks on it, tried the star tables out at northern snooker and it was so much easier didn't really have to try hard to get position just focus on potting, good stuff
I cannot explain in words how much I love this short film of Alex but I can thank you for posting it here. Thank you most sincerely.
Sandy was one of those one-offs like Babe Ruth, George Best, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Laurel and Hardy.
Just a joy to watch. You end laughing and crying and the brilliance.
A Hurricane in Heaven must be some sight!
that is on a slow table and the cushions are dead that was a class act in the art of break building using stun and screw he was the best pity the guy recording didnt keep his eye on all the break but lovely to watch thanks alot rare footage
Agree much more power control needed under these conditions
2 minutes and 50 seconds 104 break
Probably the fastest century ever recorded
Btw, the first red he potted is just pure magic
flawless mr Yeah, that opening red was magnificent. To jump over the pack with top spin, in and out of baulk finish plum on the blue. What a talent such a shame he wasted himself with drink and let himself go 😔
alex made a 100 break in just under two minutes apparently...
which on the evidence of this... doesn't surprise me...
danger... genius at work.
he was a delightful chap when he was sober
My favorite player. Real people's champion. God bless his soul
Is Zeus your God?
There is no god nor a soul. Nor is he resting in peace. He was a legend but...is dead because he abused himself
@@Andy-Bodhi well aren't you a little ray of sunshine?
Hats off to the ref!
''A deloitful break'' as Ken Doherty would say
'Great Shaw...'
thank god someone was there with a camera!!!!!!
Alex higgins in the early 70s was living not far from me round the blackburn, Accrington areas I was not old enough to see him but from what I've been told he was absolutely amazing back then 3 times the player we seen in the early 80s it's a shame the world didn't get to see him then this is just a sample of how good he was 🧨
Alex Hurricane Genius. And it always helps your speed when the ref replaces the balls this quickly! 👏
Alex went through two changes of balls and countless cloth differences some with nap some with none all you haters don't realise how cosseted the players of today are having lessons left and right , A lex was around in the days of Henry west . When you had to win your country's amateur or world amateur ,or world amateur doubles it was a closed shop. Anybody can be a pro now
Rip alex Higgins. he was a class act player.no wonder he was called hurricane Higgins.
There'll never be anyone that can be anywhere near as good as him, he was a special player
Shame the drink took him
@@stephen5141 The cause of death was a combination of malnutrition, pneumonia, tooth decay and a bronchial condition
Drink fucked him up but it wasn't the cause of death 👍
Would you not put ronnie in the same league of player?
And Ronnie ??
Cushions and jaws are dead makes shot easier to go in, still takes skill but the breakbuilding is superb, Alex's cueing seems a lot more smoother and cleaner compared to the 80s when it looked a lot looser and less accurate sometimes, this is what made him a legend in the game the style of play the confidence in his own game and technique, amazing.
No cameron i played on a table that was about 40 to 50 years old easy in 1981 in my local youth club to 1986, then when me and my friend played on the newer tables that were made in 1981 to 83 i noticed how easier it was to pot the balls and the pockets seemend bigger. But on that old billiards table we called it becouse it looked as if it had been there forever. We called it the old billiard table becouse you were lucky to pot 4 or 5 balls in 20 minutes, it just seemend so hard. And those old middle pockets if a red was an inch next to it and the cue ball 7 inches away from the red it wasnt a suprise when some one missesd.
Fantastic by the lewks of it!!
Pure genius
Obviously there are always players who over time will supersede in terms of standard and even talent but I think he was most remarkable simply for how he revolutionised the sport. That's how I measure greatness. The paradigm shift in the game from an old farts past time to a dynamic game.
The modern greats like Ronnie, J Higgins, Robertson, Selby and Judd are at a massive level... but yes, there is a lot to be said for trailblazers like Alex H and Hendry.
@@JongleurJ10 hendry wasn’t s trailblazer. He was just a machine
And he's straight into the drink after I see
just wow.
If Alex Higgins(the great) was to grow up being inspired by Steve Davis(the great) as Ronnie o'sullivan(the great) was. Alex Higgins would have been even more of a legend and many more titles under his belt. Ronnie has a lot of natural ability of course but Alex had more. Combine that with the inspired tactical and 'matter of fact its going in' that Davis's game gave to Ronnie. Great clip.
You don't get this guy at all. Higgins 1) would never be inspired by such a boring twit as "interesting' Davis and 2) there would be no Davis on television screens, his style of play would never have got snooker in people's living rooms in the first place! Titles are irrelevant when you're a legend
higgins would NEVER be inspired by Davis. And he could never have been inspired by either characters, they could never have made snooker popular
100 break under 3 minutes RIP Higgins
1:30 Hold on! He pots the pink, and 3 seconds later he pots a red. Who's respotting the pink that quickly? Are they letting them pot the next red b4 they respot the previous colour?
He was a really wizzard😢
I think this is the fastest that any human can do seriously considering that how fast the referee put the colors back on the spot
Alex Hurricane Higgins... Surely the greatest nickname in the history of all sports for sure !!!!
unreal
For the last few years I’ve been watching clips of hurricane! Amazing player & just goes to show you.. how good the rocket is! O’Sullivan the best of all time! How boring the game would be with the.. Rocket hurricane & whirlwind!
Pockets were quite large, but the cloth would have been thick. Tremendous break. The number of centuries recorded at the Crucible when Alex won in 1982? 10... Different doughnuts back then
that's a 9ft table not a 12ft one, isn't it? Looks smaller to me.
full size - compare the cue length to the width of the table
Vatschi no
I think 5 * 10
104
just remember this only an exhibition. In proper play he was not as fast as people think.
4 thousand views. INSULT.
Duncan jameson - Yes, should be far less....
生不逢時，睇唔到Alex higgins风采
He was a wonderful player.But I think Ronnie O’Sullivan is the greatest ever snooker player.
Ronnie is the greatest but on his day Alex is right up there. He could do magical things. Just wasn't very consistent
Fair enough he could play some absolutely outrageous shots, but very rarely did he have any kind of control of the cue ball like a Davis or a Hendry, it always surprises me when people add him to their list of all time greats,constantly over-hyped and over-rated as a player in my opinion
Watch his break in the last frame against Ray Reardon in the 82 world final,and see how many times he is out of position.Don,t forget he was playing on old tables which were a lot slower than the tables of to-day.
Phil Muggeson the pockets were smaller then
davis and hendry were boring fucks who no one liked, this guy brought snooker to millions. and thats what true greatness is
undisciplined potter
Alex had more natural ability than Ronnie ? When did Alex make a 147 in 5mins 20secs ?
@@samca4472 In spite of his flair for the game, Alex Higgins never made a 147 in professional competition; the first Higgins to do this was the unrelated John Higgins, in January 2000. >>
@@samca4472 nonsense. To make a 147 you need pin point cue ball control. Alex as good as he was never possessed that, hence his outrageous, out of position pots. Alex not good enough to lace Ronnie's drinks 😂
@@samca4472 what evidence do you have of his 147's and could Alex make century breaks with either hand like Ronnie ? Nuff said 😂
@@samca4472 shame he couldn't do it on the big stage. One ranking tournament win in a career isn't that impressive !!
@@samca4472 One ranking tournament win. 2 worlds (Selby 4,Williams 3). 2 masters (invitation). Don't get me wrong he changed the face of snooker but his achievements are masked by the folklore !!
81 centuries in 26 years as a pro. Piss poor if you ask me. All hype. All he did was change the way the game was played. But he was reckless most of the time
stupid comment, alex played to please the crowd most of the time he went for a trick shot once he had won the frame, he would have made countless more if he was bothered
Slow down the pro tables today, take away the even bouce off the cushions and turn off the table heaters! Then you'll see that conditions in the 70's and early 80's were much more difficult for break building than today.
JalandharShere Tu Chutiya hai bhai! xD
Andrew Morton defiantly agree with this my local club table has apparently been there over 60 years the table is slow but I've still managed to make 70 breaks on it, tried the star tables out at northern snooker and it was so much easier didn't really have to try hard to get position just focus on potting, good stuff
"All he did was change the way the game was played". Ah yeah, sure that's nothing. Jesus fucking christ, some of you people are retarded.
生不逢時，睇唔到Alex higgins风采