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Mike Fox
Mike Fox came to Chapel Hill in 1974 as a walk-on, played in the 1978 College World Series for UNC, and returned as head baseball coach for 22 seasons, from 1999 until he retired in 2020. His Tar Heel teams went 948-406-1, won three ACC championships and reached the College World Series seven times.
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- Mike Fox is named UNC head baseball coach Athletic director Dick Baddour hired Fox, a former Tar Heel second baseman, as the 24th head coach in UNC baseball history. He came from 15 seasons at N.C. Wesleyan College and took over before the 1999 season.Search the index · UNC Athletics: Mike Fox - Baseball Coach
- UNC hosts its first NCAA baseball regional at Boshamer Stadium since Mike Fox's Tar Heels swept three games at the regional in Chapel Hill, then won the super regional at Alabama and went on to finish second at the College World Series.Search the index · UNC Athletics: Mike Fox - Baseball Coach
- UNC closes the original Boshamer Stadium with a super regional win The Tar Heels beat South Carolina in an NCAA super regional at Boshamer Stadium, the last postseason games in the 1972 stadium, and advanced to the College World Series for the second straight year.Search the index · UNC Athletics: Boshamer Stadium - Facilities
- Rebuilt Boshamer Stadium opens on Ridge Road UNC opened its $26 million rebuilt baseball stadium, on the footprint of the old Boshamer, with a home opener against VMI before about 2,800 fans. Work began in October 2007, and the field was named Bryson Field.Search the index · UNC Athletics: Boshamer Stadium - Facilities
- Mike Fox retires as UNC head baseball coach Fox retired after 22 seasons leading the Tar Heels, with a 948-406-1 record at UNC and seven College World Series trips. His longtime assistant Scott Forbes was named the program's 25th head coach.Search the index · UNC Athletics: Mike Fox retires after 22 seasons as UNC's head baseball coach; Scott Forbes is Carolina's next head coach
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- Chapel Hill Public Library (opens in a new tab) Public library in Chapel Hill
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- UNC Libraries (opens in a new tab) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 457 Orange County pages naming Mike Fox DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
- Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for Mike Fox NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
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