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Harlem Globetrotters Great Fred 'Curly' Neal Has Died At 77

The team remembers him as "one of the truly magical dribblers and shooters in basketball history." Neal played 22 seasons for the Globetrotters.
Harlem Globetrotters' Fred "Curly" Neal, shown here during a 1975 game, was known as a master dribbler.

Fred "Curly" Neal, the Harlem Globetrotters star who played more than 6,000 games and 22 seasons, has died at 77. The team remembers him as "one of the truly magical dribblers and shooters in basketball history."

The Globetrotters that Neal, who played, died at home in Houston on Thursday morning.

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