White 'smoked crack cocaine' at Irish Masters; habit cost 'Whirlwind' 10 world titles

Six-time World Championship finalist Jimmy White has told of his battle with crack cocaine addiction.

White 'smoked crack cocaine' at Irish Masters; habit cost 'Whirlwind' 10 world titles

Six-time World Championship finalist Jimmy White has told of his battle with crack cocaine addiction.

The ’Whirlwind’, 52, became a huge fans’ favourite in the 1980s and 90s, reaching the Crucible final in 1984 and in every year from 1990 to 1994 but losing on each occasion – four of those to Stephen Hendry.

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