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Frederick "Curly" Neal was born (On today 81 years ago, May 19, 1942) he was one of the most memorable basketball players who played with the Harlem Globetrotters. Following in the footsteps of Marques Haynes, Neal became the Trotters' featured ballhandler, a key role in the team's exhibition act.

Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Neal attended James B. Dudley High School and Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1959 to 1963. At Smith, he averaged 23.1 points a game and was named All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) guard.

Neal played for 22 seasons (from 1963 to 1985) with the Globetrotters, appearing in more than 6,000 games in 97 countries. His shaved head earned him his nickname, a reference to the Three Stooges' Curly Howard. In the 1970s, an animated version of Neal starred with various other Globetrotters in the Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon Harlem Globetrotters as well as its spinoff, The Super Globetrotters, The New Scooby-Doo Movies and Gilligan's Island. On March 26, 2020, Neal died at his home outside Houston at the age of 77.

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On 2.22.22, Remembering Basketball Legend Frederick "Curly" Neal, Harlem Globetrotters #22 for 22 Years

On 2.22.22, Remembering Basketball Legend Frederick “Curly” Neal, Harlem Globetrotters #22 for 22 Years

Some readers may be too young to remember the 1970s and 1980s heydays of the still entertaining  and awe-inspiring traveling basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters, but for those who do, today, on 2-22-22, we are taking a moment to honor Harlem Globetrotter #22, Frederick “Curly” Neal. Neal, called “Curly” ironically because of his famously bald head, was a crowd favorite and featured ball…

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Arrivals & Departures 19 May 1942 – 26 March 2020 Frederick "Curly" Neal Rest in Peace

Frederick "Curly" Neal (19 May 1942 – 26 March 2020) was an American basketball player who played with the Harlem Globetrotters. Following in the footsteps of Marques Haynes, Neal became the Trotters' featured ballhandler, a key role in the team's exhibition act.