Tobin Heath and Casey Nogueira unconventionally make their mark on Tar Heels

Posted Aug 25, 2009
For North Carolina seniors Casey Nogueira and Tobin Heath, greatness comes from their ability to do things on a soccer field that only the smallest handful of players in the sport's history could contemplate. For the Tar Heels, greatness during Nogueira's and Heath's tenures in Chapel Hill has come from not needing either of them to do more than that. (ESPN.com)

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