Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins RIP

I see that my first snooker hero, Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins has died at the age of 61 after a long battle with throat cancer. One of the first snooker memories I have was him beating John Spencer in the 1972 World Snooker Championship in his first year as a professional. I remember him losing the 1976 final only to lose to Ray 'Dracula' Reardon. I also remember Higgins narrowly losing the World Final to one of the slowest players on the tour, Cliff Thorburn in 1980, when he looked favourite to win. But I can still picture him winning the title again two years later, beating Ray Reardon with a 135 total clearance in the final frame, The tears that flowed from him were an emotional moment for many not just him.