No, not Curly! RIP Mr Neal and thanks for the memories....

[lovinthehd]

Always put a smile on my face.....RIP

Harlem Globetrotters legend Fred 'Curly' Neal dead

Legendary Harlem Globetrotters entertainer Fred "Curly" Neal died Wednesday night in...

www.sfgate.com

 

[ryanosaur]

Bummer. Going all the way back to Scooby Doo, for me.

 

[lovinthehd]

Bummer. Going all the way back to Scooby Doo, for me.

Was the first Globetrotter I latched on to....way before Scooby Doo

 

[ryanosaur]

Was the first Globetrotter I latched on to....way before Scooby Doo

Iirc, that first SD episode he was in... ‘72. I didn’t see it until a few years later.

 

[Gmoney]

He was a Blast to watch! Back in the 60’s as a kid with only two channels on a black and white tv I’d make sure to watch The Harlem Globetrotters.

 

[lovinthehd]

Iirc, that first SD episode he was in... ‘72. I didn’t see it until a few years later.

Yep way before 72 My grandfather had tickets to a game when I was a kid...probably mid 60s....so much fun.

 

[afterlife2]

Whoa I remember him and Meadowlark Lemon(passed 2015) as a little kid in the late 78- 80s. That dude was so cool. May he rest. I can hear the song in my head as I write this.

 

[Kvn_Walker]

Awww man... he was the funniest of the Globetrotters. I watched them every chance I got as a kid.

 

[Midwesthonky]

Curly and Meadowlark were so much fun to watch as a kid growing up. I know they can't live forever, but my memory of their ball skills will. So much fun to watch as a kid. But I tried and tried and tried to spin a ball on my finger but never could do it.

 

[Pogre]

Everyone loved Curly! Aw man. You know, all these RIP threads are bumming me out. I hit the big five-oh yesterday. Seems like all my heroes are dying lately...

 

[Kvn_Walker]

Happy birthday! I know that's not worth much in these trying times, but I do mean it from my heart.

 

[ryanosaur]

Everyone loved Curly! Aw man. You know, all these RIP threads are bumming me out. I hit the big five-oh yesterday. Seems like all my heroes are dying lately...

Dude! HB!

 

[davidscott]

Curly and Meadowlark were so much fun to watch as a kid growing up. I know they can't live forever, but my memory of their ball skills will. So much fun to watch as a kid. But I tried and tried and tried to spin a ball on my finger but never could do it.

Yep Curly and Meadowlark are who I remember. I think I read somewhere that the Washington Generals only beat the Trotters once in all the times that they played. Great stuff RIP Curly.