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Steve Spurrier

Steve Spurrier

From 1987-89, Steve Spurrier was the head coach at Duke, leading the Blue Devils to an ACC Football Championship in 1989. As a player, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1966 at the University of Florida. Coach Spurrier then returned to Florida as its coach…

REBROADCAST: Armanti Edwards

REBROADCAST: Armanti Edwards

As a once-in-a-generation quarterback at Appalachian State in Boone, N.C., Armanti Edwards led the Mountaineers to FCS national championships in 2006 and 2007 as well as an extraordinary road win over then-No. 5 Michigan, (https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article170453812.html) often called the biggest upset in college…

REBROADCAST: Steph Curry

REBROADCAST: Steph Curry

Steph Curry, the all-everything point guard for the Golden State Warriors, is still in the prime of his career and already a “Sports Legend of the Carolinas.” (https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/sports-legends) In this deeply personal retrospective, the eight-time All-Star, four-time NBA champ and two-time…

Dell Curry

Dell Curry

While Dell Curry is now known in public mostly for being the father of two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry, he had his own stellar NBA career. Known for his three-point sharpshooting at a time when the NBA was…

Tommy Burleson

Tommy Burleson

Tommy Burleson was the literal centerpiece of one of the best college basketball teams in the history of the Carolinas — the 1974 N.C. State Wolfpack. Burleson, point guard Monte Towe and high-flying forward David Thompson led that N.C. State…

Torry Holt

Torry Holt

As a child growing up in Gibsonville, N.C., Torry Holt occasionally pulled tobacco for $5 an hour. Holt would later grow up to make millions in the NFL after starring at N.C. State, where the wide receiver was named the…