1. Earl Manigault was an American street basketball player who was nicknamed "the Goat" or "the Lip".
15 Facts About Earl Manigault
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Earl Manigault is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players never to have played in the National Basketball Association.
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Earl Manigault was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and raised in Harlem, New York.
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Earl Manigault set the NYC junior high school record by scoring 57 points in a game in the late 1950s.
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Earl Manigault was the star of his high school team and seemed destined for greatness in the NBA.
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Earl Manigault finished high school at a private academy, Laurinburg Institute, in North Carolina.
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Earl Manigault was particularly famous for his leaping abilities on the basketball court.
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Earl Manigault is featured in the 2012 documentary film Doin' It in the Park about New York City street basketball.
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Earl Manigault served sixteen months in prison in 1969 and 1970 for drug possession.
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In 1980, Earl Manigault returned to New York and brought back the Goat Tournament.
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Earl Manigault made a living by painting houses, mowing lawns, and working for the local recreation department.
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Earl Manigault became a counselor and coach at East Harlem's La Guardia Memorial House, working for New York's Supportive Children's Advocacy Network.
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Earl Manigault died from congestive heart failure in 1998 at the age of 53 at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.
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Earl Manigault twice underwent heart surgery, including surgery on two valves in 1989.
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Earl Manigault entered the hospital two weeks before his death with heart complications.