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curly

[kur-lee] / ˈkɜr li /


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Coaches George Halas and Curly Lambeau were members of the Hall’s inaugural class in 1963.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Carlos showed up for Round One looking like Curly Howard–though the cut has grown out and improved over the two week tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

He briefly reinvented himself as Curly Bill for the wrestling outfit the West Texas Rednecks before leaving the WCW in 2000 when he retired due to injury.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

The six Super Bowl wins tie Belichick with pre-merger mentors Halas and Curly Lambeau for the most NFL championships.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

So Curly had repeated everything, beginning from when he’d arrived at the site early that morning.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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