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muntrv

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18. RIP Curly. I loved the Globetrotters appearance on Scooby Doo.

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Thu Mar 26, 2020, 07:51 PM

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Harlem Globetrotters Icon Fred 'Curly' Neal Dies At 77 Years Old [View all] sfstaxprep Mar 2020 OP

I was a big fan of Mr. Neal when I was child in the 70s CottonBear Mar 2020 #1

Ditto! DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #5

Wide World of Sports! The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat! CottonBear Mar 2020 #8

Same here! BigDemVoter Mar 2020 #14

Those dudes were the ultimate goodwill ambassadors. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #2

That's so sad. I loved the HG. MoonRiver Mar 2020 #3

A grest one is gone. RIP Curly. iluvtennis Mar 2020 #4

I remember him bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #6

My mother once played with the Harlem Globetrotters! Staph Mar 2020 #7

That is so awesome, Staph! CottonBear Mar 2020 #9

Mom still is lucky and talented! Staph Mar 2020 #17

You are so fortunate to have your mom! CottonBear Mar 2020 #20

What a wonderful memory! MontanaMama Mar 2020 #15

I remember going to one of their games in the 1960s GeoWilliam750 Mar 2020 #10

We did too. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #11

We can only guess why he was called Curly. Jim__ Mar 2020 #12

. Omaha Steve Mar 2020 #13

He could hit that long shot all day long! crickets Mar 2020 #25

He was a fine entertainer lefthandedskyhook Mar 2020 #16

RIP Curly. I loved the Globetrotters appearance on Scooby Doo. muntrv Mar 2020 #18

I saw him play when I was a kid. He and Meadowlark Lemon were so awesome. Well, the whole catbyte Mar 2020 #19

Court side seat 1972 on my 11th birthday Ponietz Mar 2020 #21

I got to see him play twice in the 1970's. warmfeet Mar 2020 #22

Thanks for the memories. Rest in Peace, Curly. oasis Mar 2020 #23

Sometime in the late sixties/early seventies, the Globetrotters came to play crickets Mar 2020 #24

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