The Greatest Basketball Player you've never heard of

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Was this your first time hearing about Earl Manigault? If so let me know what you think!
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@martinharper221
@martinharper221 10 ай бұрын
Don Cheadle played him in a biopic years ago! "Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault". Heckuva story!
@SaucyUno
@SaucyUno 9 ай бұрын
Big facts
@423soulja2
@423soulja2 9 ай бұрын
Dope movie too
@chalieallbussiness87
@chalieallbussiness87 9 ай бұрын
One my favorite movies all time got it downloaded on my laptop
@joey_ricciardi117
@joey_ricciardi117 9 ай бұрын
GREAT MOVIE
@CasualGamerPlays
@CasualGamerPlays 8 ай бұрын
Sure did and it made me want to learn more about him. Great movie
@toddnobles5415
@toddnobles5415 10 ай бұрын
A lot of cities in the USA have stories like these. In the late 80s i moved from Detroit to Lansing. I lived 4 blocks from St. Cecelia where Pros came to play in the summer...so i know greatness when i see it. Anyways I run across thiis one Brother named Forrest Bouyer.about 6 feet.. Vertical was 45 inches...He was so dominant he could take any 4 guys and beat any 5 guys. saw him one time embarrass a starting Junior college team...with me and 3 other guys. Good thing about his story. The streets lost him...he went back to school...graduated at 28 and now is a successful Financial advisor and there arent too many brothers in that field. Saw him the other day at a Pro Am basketball game...hes got a limp now..hes 56......but damn he could play. Much like all Playground legends u had to see him play...and even then u couldn't believe what u saw sometimes. league Advisor
@Daveyboy_GolfR
@Daveyboy_GolfR 7 ай бұрын
That's like going from genpop to the hole. Freaking Michigan
@Philadelphia_Jamal
@Philadelphia_Jamal 9 ай бұрын
The greatest in every sport most likely never played professionally. The fastest man. The highest jumper. The strongest. The most agile. The best arm. The best shooter. The best hands. The best feet. And so on and so on.
@joedeertae4126
@joedeertae4126 10 ай бұрын
Another one to look up is Ronnie Fields, Chicago Farragut. Played w Kevin Garnett. I had the honor of playing against him in HS. He was never the same after accident.
@chester-chickfunt900
@chester-chickfunt900 10 ай бұрын
I used to play against Ronnie in pick-up games in Lombard. NBA level athlete. But only 6'2" in shoes. Not the best ball handler or shooter. I also got to meet the people around Ronnie, who were not what he needed to succeed. Then the car accident. Saw him in the CBA, where he had some good years. But that sexual assault case did not help his reputation with NBA teams. If only he could have avoided the car accident. He probably would have been NBA drafted in 1996. Maybe he would have made it. But maybe not.
@keithgraham9547
@keithgraham9547 8 ай бұрын
Another one was Bill Spivey. 7-footer in the early 1950's, played at Kentucky. Got accused I'm the point-shaving scandal of that period and was blackballed from the NBA. Spivey swore to his dying day he never did it, and stays for the specific games tend to support that. The prosecutor didn't care if he actually did or not. This is the same time frame as Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. People said he was as good as them, who knows? He played an exhibition game versus Wilt when Chamberlain was with Philadelphia, I think. Newspaper reports and stats said it was a wash between them.
@whosiskid
@whosiskid 7 ай бұрын
I remember Ronnie Fields. I had a really close friend who was a referee in Chicago HS games. I'd go with him to see teams he told me I should see. I saw Garnett and Fields that way. I also saw others who ended up pros. Like seeing a 6'0 tall point guard named Patrick Beverley, who was a spectacular HS player, then an All SEC player at Arkansas, and today, nearly 20 years after I saw him in HS, he is still in the NBA, playing this year for the Sixers.
@jong7513
@jong7513 10 ай бұрын
Earl was my great-uncle. Super proud of what he managed to do.
@hiawathaclemons
@hiawathaclemons 10 ай бұрын
Really?
@jong7513
@jong7513 9 ай бұрын
@@hiawathaclemons Yup
@timothymanigault1551
@timothymanigault1551 8 ай бұрын
Some say I'm related to him but I don't know but if I am it's real cool to be related to a legend!!!
@jong7513
@jong7513 8 ай бұрын
@@timothymanigault1551 as far as I know, all Manigaults are related. Is your family from South Carolina?
@007Hutchings
@007Hutchings 8 ай бұрын
Earl was my second cousin. He was awesome.
@Moneyg73
@Moneyg73 10 ай бұрын
He was only 53😮. RIP Goat. Watched the movie with don cheadle playing him as a kid. Great movie and cautionary tale.
@markportnoy6290
@markportnoy6290 10 ай бұрын
I second your recommendation.
@kennethbroadwell653
@kennethbroadwell653 10 ай бұрын
This story reminded me of the best basketball player I ever played against. Around 1980. It was in North Carolina’s Central Prison in Raleigh in a tournament where outside teams came there to play. The player was just called “Hollywood”. About 6’-3”. The last play he made against us he came down on fast break with ball, palmed it, fake pass to right then passed it to team mate under basket, hitting him in the head. Third quarter, coach removed him from game. 57 points. He was in prison for armed robbery. His prison mates worshipped him. Never saw or heard about him since.
@martinharper221
@martinharper221 9 ай бұрын
Wow. I live in North Carolina and it would be real interesting to find out who that was. I'd be willing to bet some high school and or college scouts/ coaches know of him. Especially in a basketball -rich State like this
@kennethbroadwell653
@kennethbroadwell653 9 ай бұрын
@@martinharper221 I dont believe he was from NC. More likely NYC.
@Lennox718
@Lennox718 9 ай бұрын
Funny Dude that was in 1980 who da Bird knows where Dude ended up.......😂🤣👏💣 What a Philosophie ..........He might be Resting 6 Feet under ✌
@georgeford3514
@georgeford3514 7 ай бұрын
NYC got some ballers but kids in some parts of NC and other states with rural areas don't have anything else to do but ball. So if y'all New Yorker's want the smoke c'mon down. There's always a kid neglected and this is his escape. And he's going to be nice and not say a word. But when y'all start the talking he'll be gladly bust yo azz and still be nice to you.
@kozmeetorez
@kozmeetorez 10 ай бұрын
I kid you not. You can literally find the video on the internet with Kareem saying the opposite of this. He said dude was overrated. Didn't have a jump shot or couldn't pass the ball. He said that he was just a highflyer.
@jeffreyjackson5229
@jeffreyjackson5229 10 ай бұрын
In my opinion, the reasons why you likely never heard of many of these men are the following: basketball wasn't truly a passion, their attitudes toward structure and conformity, or the street life was too strong in them. Even Magic Johnson once said that many of the guys he played with growing up were better than he was.
@ericburton1244
@ericburton1244 9 ай бұрын
Or it just wasn’t their only passion. I mean think if Lebron had decided to play football instead - which he absolutely could have. Kareem’s record would still stand, and people would still be arguing MJ or Kobe…
@MeloRiley-gb5pz
@MeloRiley-gb5pz 9 ай бұрын
@@ericburton1244nigga mj the goat 5:23
@soulofomen8764
@soulofomen8764 4 күн бұрын
@@MeloRiley-gb5pz fuck is he talkin about tryna sneak LeRingchaser in there🤣🤣🤣
@BriskettSkywalker
@BriskettSkywalker 10 ай бұрын
Saw Rebound as a kid...had nothing but respect for Goat ever since!
@DrMarjanTercelj
@DrMarjanTercelj 9 ай бұрын
Being sportsman is not just the talent, it's way of life.
@Cristian-vm1bg
@Cristian-vm1bg 7 ай бұрын
^ this. discipline and dedication beats pure but lazy talent any day.
@asiii23
@asiii23 10 ай бұрын
No disrespect but every level has their GOAT's. But if you you didn't reach the top, you can't make the claim. Thousands of playground legends who dont even make a high school team... high school phenoms that flame out in college... college stars who cant hang in the pros... guys who make the NBA and never even crack the rotation. Always remember; "everybody is the man in their own hood."
@PsalmsPoetic
@PsalmsPoetic 10 ай бұрын
I had a good friend who played on Manigault's high school team, and the stories he told me about Earl. My friend has passed away too, but you can tell that the things that were said about Goat were true. He caused a lot of excitement in Harlem, even to this day he is respected as the number 1 street legend coming out of NY.
@rhyno8644
@rhyno8644 10 ай бұрын
Kareem Abdul Jabber is the greatest to ever play in the NBA. Not one of the greatest. He set that record at a time when there was no three point line. If there was no three point line today that record would be flat out unbreakable. Let that sink in. If he never changed his name to Kareem Abdul Jabber there would be a statue of him in front of the Staples Center bigger than Kim Johns in N. Korea.
@milojanis4901
@milojanis4901 10 ай бұрын
It's Jabbar. But I agree with you.....
@filmart430
@filmart430 10 ай бұрын
@@rhyno8644there is a statue of him I front of “Staples Center”.
@jamesbennett4936
@jamesbennett4936 10 ай бұрын
@@milojanis4901 best
@jonb2756
@jonb2756 9 ай бұрын
You can tell they were true because someone said them? That's some standard of proof you got there.
@beautifulwright6679
@beautifulwright6679 11 ай бұрын
Back home in harlem...the ruckers park was always LIT...!!!..I miss those days...
@lamarjones3396
@lamarjones3396 7 ай бұрын
Met earl in the early 90s at Rucker truly inspired others coming out of NY
@fornlike
@fornlike 10 ай бұрын
This story is for me a huge tragic loss for the game. I'm sad since more than 20 years, the moment where I discovered the story of the great Earl.
@beautiful80sladies22
@beautiful80sladies22 10 ай бұрын
Peace and comfort to you ✝️
@fornlike
@fornlike 10 ай бұрын
@@beautiful80sladies22 Thank you so much. I wish you the same. Have a nice day. 👍
@beautiful80sladies22
@beautiful80sladies22 10 ай бұрын
@@fornlike appreciate it
@fornlike
@fornlike 10 ай бұрын
@@beautiful80sladies22 Thank you.
@jessedylan6162
@jessedylan6162 8 ай бұрын
jesus the false messiah@@beautiful80sladies22
@toddbogunia7094
@toddbogunia7094 10 ай бұрын
To me his purpose in life was to show people that even as gifted as he was at basketball.....his real purpose was to show young people that you can overcome your addiction..... Much love.....I too have overcome my addiction to heroin .....rip to the real goat of recovery ✌️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏
@NeneVZ
@NeneVZ 10 ай бұрын
Good work: keep it up. Sobriety is a blessing
@Cesar-hf2vl
@Cesar-hf2vl 10 ай бұрын
Don’t agree with your assessment. He had the skill , but for whatever reason he made bad moral choices that eventually cost him a potentially good career, providence does not provide you with such skill, just to screw it up, and then claim otherwise. He screwed up .
@ronaldojimenez1017
@ronaldojimenez1017 7 ай бұрын
Todd thats great man!!! Much respect and admiration for your achievement man. Spread that stregnth ans wisdom bro !🤝🏾💪🏽
@lafayettedickens6236
@lafayettedickens6236 10 ай бұрын
Charles Chism is a person that I grew up with that was an extremely talented athlete that excelled in basketball. In fact he excelled in all sports but like Manigault drugs and poor academics kept him off the radar. I'm sure there's a lot of sad stories like this for every successful one.
@Fred-xo3ku
@Fred-xo3ku 10 ай бұрын
There are thousands of guys that had the talent and never made it.
@derrickwilliamson4276
@derrickwilliamson4276 9 ай бұрын
His son Terrence was a good athlete as well . Mr Chism was my man I played for Lafayette BNBL & Project Survival.
@lafayettedickens6236
@lafayettedickens6236 8 ай бұрын
@@derrickwilliamson4276 how do you know him? His mom married my cousin Abraham Dickens and we were classmates in Jr. High and high school many years ago.
@biged5149
@biged5149 10 ай бұрын
I knew a lot of Earl Manigault older than me and younger than me and I tried to reach out to the younger ones but then streets had a stronger hold on them and it's sad
@colonelstrickland5293
@colonelstrickland5293 9 ай бұрын
Earl lived on 111st between Lenox and 8th ave.i played basketball tournaments at west 4st, Guacho,, King Towers, and few others. I came off the bench. But the experience was fun.
@ButchBrown7
@ButchBrown7 10 ай бұрын
I lived in Harlem & played on Earl Manigault Goat Basketball courts. He would always have on ankle weights & his Each one Teach one tee shirts.
@veepernetsocialmediaservic7068
@veepernetsocialmediaservic7068 8 ай бұрын
I grew up with Earl in Harlem NY in the 60' & 70's! everything is this video is true!!!!
@charlesforman2257
@charlesforman2257 9 ай бұрын
I had the honor of meeting him before he passed... I played at the goat in 1997
@chuckydism
@chuckydism 10 ай бұрын
There are tons of unsuccessful stories to each successful one. Allen Iverson could had easily been one, but with a caring mother who helped seek out the best help for her son made his life a dream come true.
@perryellis1423
@perryellis1423 10 ай бұрын
And John Thompson
@michaelpopper8480
@michaelpopper8480 8 ай бұрын
​@@perryellis1423that part! 👆
@alphaomega1351
@alphaomega1351 10 ай бұрын
I mean, there are a million stories like this. We all know several people that had much potential but threw it away for drugs. 😶
@jeremysasser2945
@jeremysasser2945 10 ай бұрын
So true…idk about the Earl part but the next MJ, a better MJ, whatever, is or was bagging groceries instead of playing in the NBA. WE ALL can name that guy right now if called upon to do so. Everyone’s seen one in their time. -Mine was named Ezekiel Ellis. Zeke. Had to tape the top of his left shoe so he’d know left from right. But could spring spring!! Had a beautiful athleticism, smooth, natural, strong as Zion, and fast as you’ll ever see. Expelled from school in 10th grade. Was a FREAK tho.
@Madskillsuniversity
@Madskillsuniversity 10 ай бұрын
Great story, and way to reach back and help other kids.
@chinap1993
@chinap1993 10 ай бұрын
Man I wish I could have seen the guys play at the Rucker back then
@stonedog23
@stonedog23 10 ай бұрын
Kareem didn’t claim him as the GOAT, but calling him GOAT was referring to his nickname. Kareem said he was best player his size in NYC history. Manigault had NO scholarship offers from Duke and Carolina. He went to Laurinburg to improve his grades so he go to JC Smith. If you cannot play organized ball, you can’t be called the greatest. His athleticism was incredible and legendary, but that doesn’t make him the greatest hooper of all team.
@down426
@down426 8 ай бұрын
Michael has mental toughness over these unground legends which makes him the GOAT.
@josephpetroglia9201
@josephpetroglia9201 10 ай бұрын
Joey hammonds is the man at ruckers no contest
@marcuswilson8422
@marcuswilson8422 11 ай бұрын
The real GOAT legend 🙏🏾⛹🏾🏀
@SpinningSidekick
@SpinningSidekick 9 ай бұрын
For every Michael Jordan, there are 1000 Earls. Every sport is littered with what-ifs, but, that's sort of the thing: in order to be the *actual* GOAT, you have to overcome the what-if. That may come down to luck and opportunity, but, that's life.
@satchelito1514
@satchelito1514 9 ай бұрын
Luck isn’t shIt without accountability. Opportunities come up in everyone’s lives but you have to seize the moment and handle business for them to become anything. Jordan had an incredibly competitive drive, accountability and an inhuman work ethic. He put in the work.
@SpinningSidekick
@SpinningSidekick 6 ай бұрын
@satchelito1514 there's a saying in poker: it's not the cards you're dealt, it's how you play them. That's true, but it's a lot easier to play aces than it is to play 7-2.
@user-ei3fb6zs5d
@user-ei3fb6zs5d 8 ай бұрын
I grew up with a guy who ambidextrous . that was very athletic he was a gymnast (flipping off trampoline power boxes, 1 story houses )played baseball basketball and football and graduated a year early from Highschool. He wanted to be a dope boy from the suburbs. Now he’s serving 35yrs
@Rothschildmusicgroup
@Rothschildmusicgroup 9 ай бұрын
Great piece
@laz0rama
@laz0rama 9 ай бұрын
I grew up blocks from the playground where earl held the goat tournament at 99th and Amsterdam. They eventually named it for him, goat park. I used to play ball there in the 70s, but I was better at the parks paddleball courts. RIP earl
@mikesmith9368
@mikesmith9368 11 ай бұрын
Actually, that's where the GOAT came from. The players called him the Goat because they couldn't pronounce his last name. It stuck.
@laz0rama
@laz0rama 9 ай бұрын
Yep… manigoat is how folks said it.
@michaelmartinez407
@michaelmartinez407 10 ай бұрын
I grew up with a buddy who lettered in basketball and football in high school. He received offers from multiple colleges, visited a few of them, had it narrowed down to two, then got caught selling cocaine. Got locked up and never took advantage of the opportunities he had been given. Sad.
@Cesar-hf2vl
@Cesar-hf2vl 10 ай бұрын
The Goat didn’t even play in the NBA” . They lost me right there , but I kept on watching the video. They got me back!!
@leylasarshar1747
@leylasarshar1747 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome job on this video! 👏
@rundacourt773
@rundacourt773 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Leyla! Miss you!
@habazlambazazathe6th989
@habazlambazazathe6th989 10 ай бұрын
I miss you too leylaaaa
@malparillo5617
@malparillo5617 11 ай бұрын
A TRUE LEGEND
@andregoings4616
@andregoings4616 9 ай бұрын
This is the first person to be called the Goat.Earl Manigault
@patton1909
@patton1909 9 ай бұрын
His story breaks my heart because of the wasted potential
@freakboy40
@freakboy40 10 ай бұрын
Heard a lot of stories about the GOAT growing up in that area. The dude is a street legend that is unparalleled. There are a few real street legends in New York. Pearl Washington, Earl Monroe, Connie Hawkins. Dr. J. come the closest but this guy is a true street legend.
@bigwyze
@bigwyze 10 ай бұрын
Don't forget Pee Wee Kirkland!! Rucker Park legend!! Norfolk State guy too!!
@freakboy40
@freakboy40 10 ай бұрын
You guys have to keep in mind I am an old man....lol. These others guys weren't during my time.
@josephpetroglia9201
@josephpetroglia9201 10 ай бұрын
Don’t forget Joey hammonds the greatest from Rucker park period
@laz0rama
@laz0rama 9 ай бұрын
And helicopter Herman!
@briankenny6883
@briankenny6883 7 ай бұрын
James Fly Williams
@freshmanfloater9395
@freshmanfloater9395 10 ай бұрын
I knew the goat personally and I had the opportunity to play for his tournament in Manhattan .straight legend
@beautiful80sladies22
@beautiful80sladies22 10 ай бұрын
God rest your soul Sir ✝️ peace and respect to your family
@TejandreGlockz
@TejandreGlockz 10 ай бұрын
Jordan And Kobe used To Take quarters Off The Back Board My Good Man
@kongstrong1938
@kongstrong1938 Жыл бұрын
I know how this man feels personally.
@Tajriq
@Tajriq 8 ай бұрын
Shout out to Charleston, SC!
@dito0823
@dito0823 2 жыл бұрын
great video brother!
@rundacourt773
@rundacourt773 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ericpubdeff8977
@ericpubdeff8977 8 ай бұрын
Nothing more limitless than unfulfilled expectations. Oh the infinite potential of what-ifs
@morganmarston
@morganmarston 8 ай бұрын
His story still breaks my heart and makes me wonder,'What if?' Drug addiction is a powerful disease.
@ricardojames9082
@ricardojames9082 9 ай бұрын
That's nuff praise
@jerryhayward10
@jerryhayward10 5 ай бұрын
I was raised in harlem almost 40 years now granted earl was one of the best street ball players ever. I spoke earl before he passed away and he told their was nobody in harlem,the bronx or brooklyn that could stop joe hammond. This came out of earls mouth.
@masaiman26
@masaiman26 9 ай бұрын
If everyone had parents like MJ maybe MJ would just be top 20 all time . Hats off to great parents who made their children be the best version of themselves!
@AX5Terminator
@AX5Terminator 9 ай бұрын
Jordan had 5 inches on him and catchers mitts for hands. Not just the physical advantages but also psychotic competitiveness made Jordan the GOAT.
@marvelleonline
@marvelleonline 8 ай бұрын
23 likes tho
@whosiskid
@whosiskid 7 ай бұрын
I think there is a pretty strong consensus that Joe "The Destroyer" Hammond. Ages ago ESPN in around 1980 televised a lot of the Rucker Park games, and I got to see Hammond score an incredibly nasty 72 points. Like Manigault he had problems with drugs, and in fact turned down an opportunity to sign a contract with the LA Lakers around 1972. They were going to sign him without ever seeing him play, either in person or on film. Wilt had played some pck up games with Hammond and the LAKER FRONT OFFICE that he had just seen the most talented player he'd ever seen. He had a number of legendary games, but the wildest was missing the first half of a game, only to show up for the second half, in which he scored 50 points against Dr. J. But Hammond was making so much money selling drugs he wasn't interested in playing basketball professionally. So while I think Hammond would probably get voted the #1 street player of all time, Manigault is in in the top three, along with Hammond and Herman "Helicopter" Knowings. He got the nickname from the way he would wave his bizarrely long arms around. Bernard King said Knowings was the greatest leaper he ever saw, and watched him in person do the dollar in change trick off the top of the back board. I think, though I could be wrong about whether or not this is still the case, Hammond is the only street player to be the subject of an advertising campaign by a major athletic shoe company. I don't remember which company (Nike, maybe?), but I remember the really cool T-shirts they had at the time, which merely had a photo of Hammond jumping up, with the words alongside the image reading merely, "The Destroyer." I'll have to check out the movie with Don Cheadle.
@paulmonfort8747
@paulmonfort8747 10 ай бұрын
He was the best school yard player ever.
@saksmarcus
@saksmarcus 10 ай бұрын
I remember watching rebound back in the day
@LadyDuchess
@LadyDuchess 11 ай бұрын
Earl wasn’t the one supposedly snatching money off the top of backboards…that was Jumpin’ Jackie Jackson. Remember in the movie “Rebound” when Earl blocked Wilt Chamberlain’s shot by pinning it to the backboard? Well, Earl didn’t do that either…that was Jumpin’ Jackie too. 🤷🏾‍♀️
@antoniotutt4894
@antoniotutt4894 10 ай бұрын
You are a true basketball man it was Jumpin Jackie Jackson and he played with the team called Brooklyn which features Connie Hawkins and Eddie Simmons. And Eddie Simmons was another guy who was a great guard never got his due
@LadyDuchess
@LadyDuchess 10 ай бұрын
@@antoniotutt4894 The Hawk, The Czar & Jumpin’ Jackie…may all three rest in peace. #TeamBrooklynUSA 🏀
@kristopherstubbs9362
@kristopherstubbs9362 10 ай бұрын
I lived on jackie Johnson’s block in Brooklyn on Putnam Ave. This is many years after his career… mind you he’s from my grand dads era..He would walk up the block with this cool strut .. and we ( kids at the time would ) be dribbling.. he ALWAYS say let me see that ball. Someone would throw it to him and he would do all these tricks. As a kid I had no clue who he was. My Grand father was also child hood friends with Connie Hawkins .. they went to the old boys high together.
@jdelo46
@jdelo46 10 ай бұрын
@@kristopherstubbs9362My dad saw Jackie Jackson jump over a guy and dunk in the Jersey City Armory - it was absolute legend in the city.
@carlitosortiz2870
@carlitosortiz2870 10 ай бұрын
All that jumping for $1
@michaelknowles4005
@michaelknowles4005 10 ай бұрын
True legend on the ruff side of the mountain./ JABBAR name him the best he every played with ..them 6 Feet trophies were heavy has hell true Harlem legend.. watch the movie Rebound ..they should have filmed the movie in Harlem … 🏀🌎
@joshualemay9120
@joshualemay9120 10 ай бұрын
They made a movie about him called “Rebound” starring Don Cheadle.
@Jin_Jon
@Jin_Jon 9 ай бұрын
There's an entire movie about him
@MitchellBahamas
@MitchellBahamas 9 ай бұрын
If you felt you had to say “the greatest basketball player never played in the NBA” then I know you not from, or ever spent no significant time in the hood 💯
@theeyesareopen-_-3040
@theeyesareopen-_-3040 Ай бұрын
1:40 he was trying to make that but felt a certain way when he didn’t then the HALF COURT ALLEY-OOP came!! 👀
@Foreign84
@Foreign84 9 ай бұрын
This is wild
@egeags3
@egeags3 9 ай бұрын
Man used grab money off the top off the back board
@colonelstrickland5293
@colonelstrickland5293 9 ай бұрын
Earl was phenomenal.
@calicowilson6429
@calicowilson6429 7 ай бұрын
“For shmoking marijuana” 🤣
@elonmartin5065
@elonmartin5065 11 ай бұрын
Glad you did a story on him e.m is a legend!!
@difidon
@difidon 10 ай бұрын
It's really a tragic story, but can't call him the Goat as i never saw him compete at the highest level. He was obviously athletic and exciting to watch but that's not enough to be coined the GOAT.
@andredarden7052
@andredarden7052 7 ай бұрын
The term GOAT was out yet. I think he was called Goat because his last name sounded like goat.
@davidjoseph2360
@davidjoseph2360 9 ай бұрын
We all knew someone like earl, a few guys in my house school made it to the NFL when I am ask whose the best football player I have ever play against, I always mention this homie of mine, He was Randy Moss reincarnated ran a 4.29 at 6'4 can catch everything and physical but just like earl, He could not stop smoking weed long enough to tried out. Now dude is working in a warehouse making 14 dollard an hour. I guess it was worth it.
@Daveyboy_GolfR
@Daveyboy_GolfR 9 ай бұрын
What is Eric LaSalle from the '90s show ER doing in that picture lol
@UndercoverNormie
@UndercoverNormie 8 ай бұрын
Having a hard time believing a 6'1 dude could grab a quarter off the top of the backboard, insane vertical or not...
@hypnodic01
@hypnodic01 8 ай бұрын
Picture at 1:15 is Hook Mitchell. Oakland Born Streetball Legend
@davelletate5512
@davelletate5512 10 ай бұрын
Hook from Oakland Ca. is a great candidate as well
@bryanbelcher5785
@bryanbelcher5785 11 ай бұрын
Just like the story demetrius hook mitchell
@HBoogie81
@HBoogie81 9 ай бұрын
My dad played against him growing up and Kareem.
@MarcAmAlb
@MarcAmAlb 10 ай бұрын
Those first images of a playground are from Dr J, not Manigault.
@loganwolverine2573
@loganwolverine2573 5 ай бұрын
I grew up with a guy named Sammy Chu, only 5-6" but he can dunk it from the free throw line as well as shooting using both his left and right hand, he's the goat, no doubt about it. No video to show, but trust me!
@AriJordan
@AriJordan 8 ай бұрын
So he was the greatest street baller because his skills couldn't translate to college so one could assume that they wouldn't have translated to the NBA and apparenly he wasn't coachable. Meanwhile Kareem was great at street ball, in college, and his skills translated accorss the board. Earl was a gifted player but I wouldn't say that he's a goat just a street legend. The best part about this story is that he overcame his addiction.
@djrom66
@djrom66 9 ай бұрын
Some things are just playground myths. A 6’1” guy isn’t grabbing a quarter off the top of the backboard unless he’s standing on a car.
@SilverSkitterscuttle
@SilverSkitterscuttle Ай бұрын
Possibly. I recall reading a Village Voice story (called him 6'0"), that said he always was sad he could not quite execute a move where he would be able to SIT on the rim. And it talked about him slapping street signs I believe also 13' off the ground. Only reason it could be true: I understand the backboards there are not 13' off the ground!
@mauricestephens4130
@mauricestephens4130 10 ай бұрын
The best street BB Player :Maybe!!. He was not the best organized player. He failed at college and he failed at betting a pro contract. Life kicked his ass.
@jamesstallworth2721
@jamesstallworth2721 8 ай бұрын
We've known this true story for decades.
@mariohilario1485
@mariohilario1485 9 ай бұрын
Is that the ‘Soul glow’ guy?!
@bentonja668
@bentonja668 9 ай бұрын
He got the nickname because back then NYC playground ball was considered some crazy peak of competition unmatched elsewhere and if they really thought he was the best ever in that "arena," it makes sense...
@laz0rama
@laz0rama 9 ай бұрын
Actually people mispronounced his name, as manigoat. Shortened it to goat. I doubt the acronym had even been used yet.
@SuperMontsta
@SuperMontsta 7 ай бұрын
I once scored 175 points in a HS basketball game. That was only in a half too, because I left to go play football where I passed for 500 yards, 10 td, ran for 6 tds.
@bz3105
@bz3105 7 ай бұрын
When I was younger, I spent a lot of time playing video games too.
@SuperMontsta
@SuperMontsta 7 ай бұрын
@bz3105 The atari 2600 was the only system around when I was younger, most of us stayed.
@bz3105
@bz3105 7 ай бұрын
@@SuperMontsta I feel sorry for anyone who wasn't a teenager in the '90s: EA Sports games on Sega Genesis were THE shit!
@captainmo3064
@captainmo3064 8 ай бұрын
When Kareem says he was one of the best you better listen.
@anthonyvoss9150
@anthonyvoss9150 10 ай бұрын
I heard of him...as a matter of fact they made a movie about him
@jamesofalltrades4359
@jamesofalltrades4359 10 ай бұрын
I remember the movie base on him.
@MakeMoneyWorldWide
@MakeMoneyWorldWide Жыл бұрын
He was similar to Donavan Mitchell, 6'1 with 6'5 guys arm length.
@anthonyejike5594
@anthonyejike5594 11 ай бұрын
Mitch has a 6’10 wingspan
@casiemny1219
@casiemny1219 10 ай бұрын
@@anthonyejike5594facts
@Bsb0830
@Bsb0830 10 ай бұрын
MakeMoneyWorldWide@ The role player
@UvaldeJonesSr-bo4rt
@UvaldeJonesSr-bo4rt 8 ай бұрын
Need a remake
@Charon58
@Charon58 8 ай бұрын
Joe Hammond scored 50 points in a HALF against the Dr and other NBA players at Ruckers. When offered a chance to play for the Lakers he declined because he was making more money selling drugs on the street.
@stevenallen6245
@stevenallen6245 10 ай бұрын
The streets no joke😢
@desmondgreen3495
@desmondgreen3495 10 ай бұрын
Da true G.O.A.T 💯🙏
@romeosmith4102
@romeosmith4102 7 ай бұрын
Knew who it was before I clicked. 👍🏾
@kwantonholmes7683
@kwantonholmes7683 8 ай бұрын
They made a movie about him
@MrFuchew
@MrFuchew Жыл бұрын
In the goats time period the top of the backboard was 12ft tall
@quintincollins1304
@quintincollins1304 10 ай бұрын
The rim is and has always been 10ft so the top of the backboard is about 12ft high
@terrencehouse7481
@terrencehouse7481 10 ай бұрын
The top of the backboard is 13 feet
@ericjones9975
@ericjones9975 10 ай бұрын
Is that Eriq La Salle in the yellow? Mr Soul Glow has mad skills in basketball.
@rafaelverdejo1035
@rafaelverdejo1035 10 ай бұрын
It's true about earl I went to see a game 0ne day at his school Franklin high school the guy was incredible and yes it's true that he could touch the top of the backboard. It's too bad he started using drugs he would've been a star in the NBA rip earl.
@yawantwi-gyamfi4656
@yawantwi-gyamfi4656 10 ай бұрын
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