Earl Monroe Jones, 85, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2025, due to complications from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a form of dementia. Born on February 3, 1940, in ...

Earl C. Monroe, 72, passed Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Pappus House in Thomasville. He was the husband of Sheila M. (Smith) Monroe, his wife of 45 years. Earl was born March 5, 1953, in Bethesda, ...

Earl Monroe of Winston-Salem State in 1967, the year he averaged 41.5 points per game before going on to a stellar NBA career. The News & Observer file photo Earl “The Pearl” Monroe turned 80 Thursday ...

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe turned 80 Thursday. And if you don’t know who that is, let’s change that. Before the NBA had a 3-point line, before players routinely dribbled behind their back to find space, ...