John Yokley Basketball News & Bio

Name: John Yokley Hometown: Mount Airy, NC Born: February 3, 1944 Died: March 26, 2008 Height/Weight: 6-1, 172 Position: Guard Notes: Basketball Related: Charlie Shaffer | Bill Galantai | Earl Johnson | Bill Harrison, Jr.

North Carolina vs. Virginia Postgame Notes
Walker Kessler led UNC in scoring with nine points. This was the first time no Tar Heel scored in double figures since March 4, 1966,...
Sat Feb 13, 2021

Coach Smith, Cooke have fond memories of Yokley
As news of John Yokley's death reached Chapel Hill and beyond, former University of North Carolina head coach Dean Smith and Yokley's teammate Mike Cooke...
Sat Mar 29, 2008

John Yokley dies at 64
John Yokley, a member of the North Carolina varsity basketball team from 1964-66, passed away Wednesday morning after a battle with acute leukemia in a...
Fri Mar 28, 2008