Curly Neal Autograph
Frederick "Curly" Neal (May 19, 1942 – March 26, 2020) was an American basketball player who played with the Harlem Globetrotters, instantly recognizable with his shaved bald head. Following in the footsteps of Marques Haynes, Neal became the Trotters' featured ballhandler, a key role in the team's exhibition act. More about Curly Neal
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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, and made him one of the most recognizable Globetrotters. 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 animated Globetrotters also made three appearances in The New Scooby-Doo Movies. Neal himself appeared with Meadowlark Lemon, Marques Haynes, and his other fellow Globetrotters in a live-action Saturday morning TV show, The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine, in 1974–75, which also featured Rodney Allen Rippy and Avery Schreiber. Neal also appeared in The White Shadow, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, and The Love Boat. Read even more about Curly Neal at Wikipedia
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, and made him one of the most recognizable Globetrotters. 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 animated Globetrotters also made three appearances in The New Scooby-Doo Movies. Neal himself appeared with Meadowlark Lemon, Marques Haynes, and his other fellow Globetrotters in a live-action Saturday morning TV show, The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine, in 1974–75, which also featured Rodney Allen Rippy and Avery Schreiber. Neal also appeared in The White Shadow, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, and The Love Boat. Read even more about Curly Neal at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Curly Neal
The most expensive item with a signature of Curly Neal (1971 Globetrotters Curly Neal Meadowlark Lemon Ausbie AUTO Autograph PSA/DNA) was sold in September 2020 for $299.96 while the cheapest item (Curly Neal Signed Full Size MacGregor Basketball AUTO Harlem Globetrotter) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2009 with an average selling price of $7.49 for an autographed item of Curly Neal. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2024 with $80.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2013. In average, an autographed item from Curly Neal is worth $9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Curly Neal were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Curly Neal (1942 - 2020) - Harlem Globetrotters Legend - Autographed Picture | $9.50 | |
| CURLY NEAL - AUTOGRAPHED PROMO PICTURES - 2 ITMES | $1.04 | |
| Curly Neal - Harlem Globetrotter/45 Record Signed#6700 | $7.09 | |
| Curly Neal Autographed 8 X 10 Photo | $15.00 | |
| Curly Neal Autographed 8x10 Color Photo Harlem Globetrotters Basketball JSA COA | $31.99 | |
| Curly Neal Autographed 8x10 signed photo personalized Harlem Globetrotters | $25.00 | |
| Curly Neal Autographed Photo | $0.99 | |
| CURLY NEAL AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO | $25.00 | |
| Curly Neal Autographed Photo Harlem Globetrotters | $6.99 | |
| Curly Neal Autographed Signed Basketball Harlem Globetrotters NBA Spalding | $50.00 | |
| Curly Neal Signed 3 1/2 x 5 Black and White Photo with COA | $20.00 | |
| Fred Curly Neal basketball - Harlem Globetrotters Signed 8.5x11 Photo K5922 | $8.58 | |
| Globetrotters Autographed Basketball (Mini) Curly Neal, and several ... Lot 296 | $9.00 | |
| Harlem Globetrotters Autographed 8x10 Photos Meadowlark & Curly Neal PSA COA | $80.99 | |
| the harlem globetrotters CURLY NEAL signed AUTOGRAPH 8425 | $17.50 | |
Latest News about Curly Neal
Harlem Globetrotters legend 'Curly' Neal, 77, dies (03/27/20): Fred "Curly" Neal, who played 22 seasons for the Globetrotters and was just the fifth player of the organization to have his number retired, has died at the age of 77. 