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Woody Durham was the radio play-by-play voice of Carolina football and men's basketball from 1971 to 2011, calling more than 1,800 broadcasts. A 1963 UNC graduate who had been sports director at WUNC as a student, he was born in Mebane, grew up in Albemarle and died in 2018.
Source: UNC-Chapel Hill: Woody Durham passes away at the age of 76
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Memoir of Woody Durham, who called University of North Carolina football and basketball on the radio from 1971 until he retired in 2011, written with Adam Lucas. Four decades of Tar Heel games as heard from the broadcas…
Recorded highlights of Woody Durham, the Chapel Hill sportscaster, calling University of North Carolina football and basketball games. Issued as a compact disc by Farm Bureau Insurance in Raleigh, with the record giving…
Michael Jordan embracing Woody Durham at the University Award ceremony for Dean Smith in Chapel Hill.
Michael Jordan and Woody Durham at the University Award ceremony for Dean Smith in Chapel Hill.
Charles Kuralt, Woody Durham, and Mick Mixon in booth during unknown sporting event, probably in Chapel Hill, NC.
L to R: Woody Durham, Charles Kuralt, and Mick Mixon in booth during unknown sporting event, probably in Chapel Hill, NC.
L to R: Woody Durham, John Swofford, Charlie Justice, and Dick Baddour at unknown event held at the UNC-Chapel Hill Alumni Center.
Sports announcer Woody Durham speaking at roast held in his honor, probably in Chapel Hill, NC. The man seated to Woody's left is Jim Heavner, then President and CEO of "The Village Company" in Chapel Hill, NC.
UNC football star Charlie Justice, sports announcer Woody Durham, and UNC Athletics Director John Swofford during a "Roast and Toast," held in Durham's honor, as charity event for Orange County Volunteers for Youth. Swo…
UNC-Chapel Hill play-by-play sports announcer Woody Durham (right) and Duke play-by-play sports announcer Bob Harris (left) in front of video production truck. Probably taken in Chapel Hill.
2 photographs in the Society's People A-O binder: Portrait in announcer booth; Portrait in announcer booth.
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