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DaMuleRules Retired Number
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 52624 Location: Making a safety stop at 15 feet.
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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:10 pm Post subject: RIP "Curly" Neal! |
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Globetrotters legend Fred 'Curly' Neal dies at 77
Damn. This one hurts. When I was a kid and the Trotters were doing their TV show in Studio City, they would practice in the gym of the high school campus I lived on because my Dad was the Headmaster. They were were great about letting us kids in the neighborhood watch them. I'll never forget the day that Curly taught me how to spin a ball on my finger and the pretend to offer the ball and then bounce it off your inner elbow trick. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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Aeneas Hunter Retired Number
Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763
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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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He was a true legend as a basketball entertainer..RIP _________________ Internet Argument Resolved |
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Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 24742
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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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I remember him from the Scooby Doo cartoons.
Shame he won't get a proper sendoff though |
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LakerLanny Retired Number
Joined: 24 Oct 2001 Posts: 47565
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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He in a lot of way along with Meadowlark Lemon WAS the Globetrotters, at least for me.
The guy always seemed to have a smile on his face and loved what he did. Youngsters in this generation probably don't realize how big the Globetrotters were in the 60's and 70's, they were a big deal then.
Maybe now that Curly has passed the hapless Washington Generals can finally beat them....
RIP Curly. _________________ Love, Laker Lanny |
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Hector the Pup Retired Number
Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 35946 Location: L.A.
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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Damn. He spun the ball on.my finger at a game at the forum. |
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