This person died in 2020 at age 77. He began shaving his head at age 12, long before he got his nickname. He was a standout college basketball player at Johnson C Smith University in North Carolina, and an eventual inductee into the National Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2008, his number 22 jersey was retired in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden as the Harlem Globetrotters’ ball-handling sensation. Today’s dead celebrity is Fred “Curly” Neal.
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New York Times Obituary for Curly Neal
How Curly Neal Changed the Game of Basketball tribute video
Curly Neal Legends’ page on official Globetrotters Site
Trailer for Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island
Krusty the Clown bets against the Globetrotters
Spud Webb wins the 1986 slam dunk contest
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In reflecting on the life of Curly Neal, this episode of Famous & Gravy examines how fame and mortality intersect as part of a obituary-based storytelling and known for legacy podcast, through themes of resilience, fame, and cultural afterlife. The episode examines how storytelling shapes memory and identity in public figures. This show explores famous lives reframed and contributes to celebrity obituary podcast.
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