Light Blue Reign
The ten "what-if's" or Carolina basketball -- Foreword / by Dean Smith -- Introduction : unlikely dynasty / by Rick Brewer -- Prologue : one for the ages -- Beginnings -- Born to coach -- The Irishman -- "Deans" of the …
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McGuire arrived at UNC in 1952, where his first office was the ticket booth at Woollen Gym in Chapel Hill. His 1956-57 Tar Heels won 32 straight games and the national championship, beating Kansas in triple overtime, though only eight of those wins came at home.
Source: 247Sports: The Story Behind The Miracle of '57
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The ten "what-if's" or Carolina basketball -- Foreword / by Dean Smith -- Introduction : unlikely dynasty / by Rick Brewer -- Prologue : one for the ages -- Beginnings -- Born to coach -- The Irishman -- "Deans" of the …
UNC Head Basketball Coach Frank McGuire in stands at UNC-Chapel Hill football game, holding radio (?), most likely in Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC. Labeled "UNC football, Jim Falun."
"The Best Game Ever is a revealing look at the University of North Carolina Tar Heels' 1956-57 season, one of the most storied in college basketball history. From the first day of practice, when forward Lennie Rosenblut…
2 photographs in the Society's UNC Athletics binder: Starting five UNC Basketball players with coach Frank McGuire after being nameed #1 in the AP Poll; Frank McGuire talking with UNC Basketball players.
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