Tar Heels alumni game overflows with special moments

Posted Sep 5, 2009
With cameras flashes flickering from every angle of the pregame darkness, Roy Williams coaxed Dean Smith out of his seat and onto the floor. There the patriarch of UNC’s storied basketball program was greeted by a star-studded collection of former Tar Heels and the thunderous embrace of a sold-out building bearing his name. It was a stirring reception that dwarfed the roar showered upon Michael Jordan seconds earlier. (Burlington Times News)

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