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Harlem Globetrotters Legend Fred 'Curly' Neal Dies at Age 77
bleacher report ^ | March 26 2020 | JOSEPH ZUCKER

Posted on 03/26/2020 12:45:50 PM PDT by BBQToadRibs

Harlem Globetrotters legend Fred "Curly" Neal died Thursday. Mannie Jackson, who once owned the Globetrotters, confirmed Neal's death to The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears.

He was 77.

According to the team's official website, Neal made more than 6,000 appearances across the country from 1963-85. The Globetrotters retired his No. 22 jersey in 2008, and he was the fifth person at the time to receive the honor.

TMZ Sports provided a statement from Globetrotters general manager Jeff Munn: "We have lost one of the most genuine human beings the world has ever known. His basketball skill was unrivaled by most, and his warm heart and huge smile brought joy to families worldwide. He always made time for his many fans and inspired millions."

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Sports
KEYWORDS: globetrotters; harlem; harlemglobetrotters; sports
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To: BBQToadRibs

I got to see them a few times in the 70s. What an entertainer.


21 posted on 03/26/2020 1:08:20 PM PDT by Nifty
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To: dowcaet

Yep, back in the day when you could name all the members of the Globetrotters.


22 posted on 03/26/2020 1:11:27 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BBQToadRibs

The HG’s were nothing more than a basketball circus act. You’ve seen it once you’ve seen it a million times.

Boring as hell.


23 posted on 03/26/2020 1:23:40 PM PDT by Bullish (Covfefe Happens)
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To: LongWayHome

I was amazed as well. The percentage of everything they did just as planned was mind blowing.


24 posted on 03/26/2020 1:23:44 PM PDT by Codeflier (Covid-19 taught me: Two types of "conservatives", frightened safety seekers vs. freedom lovers)
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To: BBQToadRibs

The Star Center on my High School Basketball Team was a member for a number of years on the hapless Washington Generals which was the patsy team the Globetrotters played most of the time. His name was Barry Weston.


25 posted on 03/26/2020 1:30:38 PM PDT by DAC21 ( and Naflet had demint)
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To: BBQToadRibs

I loved watching them play back when I was a kid. I got to meet another player Geese Ausbie at a stamp show in Little Rock. He was signing autographs and I got to talk to him for some time.

Geese is still with us.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Ausbie


26 posted on 03/26/2020 1:35:44 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: BBQToadRibs

Sad. I loved them as a kid.


27 posted on 03/26/2020 1:39:01 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Progressives" (elitist Communists) "Love you to death".)
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To: BBQToadRibs

Loved the Harlem Globetrotters as a kid. RIP Curly Neal.


28 posted on 03/26/2020 1:40:08 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: BBQToadRibs

I enjoyed watching:
“The Globetrotters”, “The Redheads”; and “The King and His Court”.
There is an interesting story out there somewhere
about when it finally dawned on Eddie (The King) Feigner
that they needed to add a fourth man to the team
after they had the bases loaded and
no one left to come to the plate to bat.

In 1967 Feigner struck out Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson,
Roberto Clemente, Maury Wills, and Harmon Killebrew all in a row.


29 posted on 03/26/2020 1:52:56 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: BBQToadRibs

Condolences to family and friends of Curly Neal. Thank you, sir. R.I.P. love


30 posted on 03/26/2020 1:57:38 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: usconservative

Ditto on both.


31 posted on 03/26/2020 1:57:44 PM PDT by wally_bert (Spend like you were going to the electric chair!)
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To: Codeflier

They almost never missed a shot, and I wondered as a kid why they were not playing in the NBA, lol.


32 posted on 03/26/2020 1:58:30 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: BBQToadRibs

Seems like Curly was the one to do the “hook” from half-court corner.

They inspired me to try a baseline to baseline shot.

After 15 tries, I got it!

RIP Curly


33 posted on 03/26/2020 2:05:43 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: BBQToadRibs

The Trotters played everywhere in the 70’s. Big arena’s and small town HS gyms. They put on a great shown everytime no matter if the crowd was 200 or 10000. A national treasure. RIP Curly and Meadowlark Lemon!


34 posted on 03/26/2020 2:16:29 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: BBQToadRibs

Yep. Glad I saw the Globetrotters when it was Meadlowlark, Curly and Goose.


35 posted on 03/26/2020 2:23:50 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Abortion mills are kept open as a necessity, but the churches have been closed.)
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To: BBQToadRibs

They were goodwill ambassadors for the entire world. The pallbearers should include at least one of the Washington Generals, as they bore the losses and furnished the victims to the Globetrotters!

R.I.P. to a master dribbler, Fred ‘Curly’ Neal!


36 posted on 03/26/2020 2:25:52 PM PDT by SES1066 (Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
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To: SES1066
The pallbearers should include at least one of the Washington Generals, as they bore the losses and furnished the victims to the Globetrotters!

Kind of like what the Congressional Republicans do.

37 posted on 03/26/2020 2:27:20 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Bullish

The money they raised for charity alone was outstanding asswipe


38 posted on 03/26/2020 2:28:39 PM PDT by advertising guy (It's all fun and games til someone farts , you don't have a fart on you now do you Swalwell ?)
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To: BBQToadRibs

RIP Curly. I have great respect for a bunch of guys who would come all the way to Michigan Tech to entertain the students. It was a fun show.

(And so was their cartoon)


39 posted on 03/26/2020 2:37:21 PM PDT by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: Kommodor
I always liked how the cartoon Curly could roll the ball behind his back from one hand to the other.

Great theme, too.


40 posted on 03/26/2020 2:47:17 PM PDT by boop (Diarrhea: "So hot right now!")
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