The 1957 Tar Heels: Part II--the coaches and the players

Posted Mar 17, 2007

"Let me tell you," said Lennie Rosenbluth. Our club was good." Lennie wasn't lying. Most of the players on the 1957 UNC team were Irish Catholics, with the exception of Rosenbluth and Protestants Fleishman and Danny Lotz. Their parents were poor immigrants who had sought out work and a better life for their families. (Tar Heel Daily)

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