Earl Mani galt (1944 September 7th-1998 May 15) was born in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He is an American basketball player, the myth of street basketball, nicknamed "goat". He was imprisoned for drugs, and after he got out of prison, he coached teenagers to play ball near his hometown. 1998 died of heart failure. Known as "the greatest basketball player outside the NBA."

"Goat" was born in 1944, grew up in a single-parent family in new york, lacked the control of his father, and set foot on the streets early. There, all kinds of terrible temptations devour the future of young people every day. Perhaps because there was no money in his pocket, the "goat" in his youth was lucky enough to be addicted to basketball without getting into bad habits. Almost every night, at the corner of 130 street, you can see a thin black child barely dunking. During the day, the stadium is occupied by players from high schools, universities and even professional teams. Children can only practice by street lamps in the morning and evening, hoping that their skills and height will grow rapidly and they will be able to challenge adults one day. Some passers-by stopped to laugh at "goat"' s clumsy dunk-they didn't know that "goat" still had two heavy sandbags tied in his socks.

When he joined Benjamin Franklin High School in 1962, the height of "goat" was unremarkable1.88m, and his jumping height actually reached an incredible 60 inches-153cm (1.88m). The black hand extends about 2.40 meters, and the goat can win 3.95 meters of rebounds. In the past, a well-known basketball magazine in China wrote that the bounce of goats was around 150cm! ) betting on coins on the top of the backboard has always been his strong suit. Later, people in the whole block were afraid to gamble with him again, and "goat" came up with another trick-continuous reverse dunk. Up to now, some people in new york still remember the scene where "Goat" dunked for 36 consecutive times and won $60.

1969, "goat" was arrested for taking heroin and imprisoned 16 months. While serving his sentence, the writer Pete Axo published the book The City Game on 1970, which specifically described the street basketball in new york. One of the articles discussed "goat" in depth. Ironically, at that time, the prison guards were still holding books for the "goat" to sign.