Where are They Now?
Rasslers, rogues, and rapscallions. The original Hornets and Panthers. A guy in a Speedo, a serial killer, and The Group who built modern-day Charlotte. We tracked down 70 newsmakers from the past few decades, and their stories spill over the following 24 pages
Sports
Mel Stewart / by Mike Giglio
George Shinn / by Adam Norris
The 1988-89 Charlotte Hornets / by Jarvis Holliday
1995 Carolina Panthers / by Jarvis Holliday
Leaders
The Group / by Ken Garfield
The Gang of Five / by Jen Pilla Taylor
Dorothy Counts / by Jen Pilla Taylor
Isabel Day / by Mike Giglio
Henry Louis Wallace / by Mike Giglio
Rogues
Jim Bakker / by Ken Garfield
Andrew Reyes / by Mike Giglio
Kevin Geddings/ by Mike Giglio
Arts
Ben Long / by Richard Maschal
Harry Wolf / by Richard Maschal
Jay Thomas / by Mike Giglio
Wrestlers
In the 1970s and 1980s, under the leadership of promoter Jim Crockett Sr., Charlotte was a hot spot for professional wrestling, just as the "sport" was beginning to take off. Even after Ted Turner bought Crockett's company and moved it to Atlanta, many "rasslers" stuck around.
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