Carla Overbeck still inspires

Posted Aug 27, 2013
She won four national championships with the North Carolina Tar Heels and was an American hero to girls across the country when she helped win the 1999 Women’s World Cup as captain of the U.S. women’s national team. Carla Overbeck has every reason to be arrogant, but she has been more to Duke soccer than just an assistant coach for the last 21 years. (ESPN.com)

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