Tar Heel All-Time Basketball Superlatives

[donbosco]

Best at another sport other than Julius Peppers

Charles Waddell played basketball and ran track but was an All ACC Tight End then played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers (his pro career was not, however, illustrious). Waddell lettered at three sports at Carolina. He retired recently after working in business and the U of South Carolina athletic department.

Octavius Barnes and Greg Little also played primarily football but were on the basketball roster.

 

[mpaer]

"Best at another sport other than Julius Peppers"

Jesse Holley.

Didn’t David Noel start out a football player?

I could be wrong
But I think it was Jesse that came out to yokefellows at Orange County prison a couple times to visit the incarcerated

 

[donbosco]

I could be wrong
But I think it was Jesse that came out to yokefellows at Orange County prison a couple times to visit the incarcerated

Did you do yokefellows?

 

[Geisterfahrer]

Highest Threshold of Pain might go to Derrick Phelps. Guy pretty badly bruised his tailbone in the 93 ACC tourney and had some other minor injuries and still helped lead UNC to the 93 national title, despite hurting the whole time through the NCAA tournament. I'm sure there's plenty of other UNC warriors out there, but he's one that I thought of right away.

Which raises the question: who was the toughest of the tough little nuts.

 

[donbosco]

Joel Berry was no slouch...nor was George Lynch.

And don't forget Deiter Krause.

 

[donbosco]

Country-est? Brady Manek?

No other country guys?

I'd say that Brad Daugherty is in the running...just listen to him tawk.

 

[mpaer]

Did you do yokefellows?

15 years.
Maybe 20?

 

[donbosco]

15 years.
Maybe 20?

I volunteered at Hillsborough around 40 years ago.