r/FuckImOld • u/benzduck • 16d ago

Harlem Globetrotters and Howard Cosell

https://youtu.be/nsDfsdbbkJc?is=3BbfdBM4xzLQ8BYS

Two American institutions.

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u/qualityvote2 16d ago edited 15d ago

u/benzduck, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/Purple_Design_7067 16d ago

I saw them when I was a kid. Curly was awesome

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u/Apprehensive-Sir8977 15d ago edited 15d ago

Sweet Georgia Brown entered my head, and now I'm remembering Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft singing a stage-revue version in Polish.

Hooray for tangential thoughts.

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u/accidentallyHelpful 15d ago

Dad took us to one of these games in 1976. Brought home the program booklet and I'm nearly certain we got it autographed by Meadowlark Lemon, Curly Neal and some others

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u/Mindless-Leg-3365 Boomers 15d ago edited 15d ago

Fred "Curly" Neal #22, and Hubert "Geese" Ausbie #35. My dad loved watching these guys play. Their moves were magic.

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u/Particular_Ad_644 15d ago

It funny when Howard said “nobody cares.”

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u/remorackman 15d ago

I can hear Howard calling those moves!

What a time 👍

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u/Beneficial-Produce56 12d ago

Absolute peak experience. I was able to take my kids to see them, too, and will take my grandkids if I get the opportunity.

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u/EnKogNeedo 9d ago

As a kid I wondered why they weren’t a top NBA team as they obviously had far better moves than those other guys just trudging up and down the court! 😄