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Lafayette Ferguson Norton, Who Helped UNC Reach Its First College World Series, Dies at 83


Lafayette passed away Sunday at age 83, after an extended battle with cancer. Born in Durham on Feb 17, 1939, Norton attended UNC as an English major, where he graduated from the Navy ROTC program and played for the baseball team. ‘Ferg’ and the Diamond Heels advanced to the program’s first-ever College World Series in 1960. (Chapelboro.com)

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Lafayette Ferguson Norton, Who Helped UNC Reach Its First College World Series, Dies at 83


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