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Born & Bred: Tar Heel Nickname Origins


A New York sportswriter had seen play a high school game and wrote that he raced up the court "like a jet." said that "my teammates at North Carolina started Sweet D." explained that "to get through a workout and motivate myself, I was screaming at myself. That’s when Jonas started calling me 'Psycho T.'" (Rams Club)

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Born & Bred: Tar Heel Nickname Origins