GREENSBORO, N.C. — He was a Dudley High alum known for this action on the hardwood and would soon capture the world with his talent.
For years, Fred ‘Curly’ Neal has delighted basketball fans as one of the best magical dribblers and shooters in the history of basketball.
Curly Neal – the Harlem Globetrotters icon passed away Thursday morning in his home outside of Houston at the age of 77.
In his career, Neal starred at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC where he averaged 23 points per game and led his team to the CIAA title his senior year. He was inducted into the 2008 class of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, along with the renowned Roy Williams, coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Harlem Globetrotters tweeted: "Fred “Curly” Neal – the Harlem Globetrotters icon known worldwide for his trademark shaved head and charismatic smile – passed away this morning in his home outside of Houston at the age of 77. "