Rich Yonakor Basketball News & Bio

Name: Rich Yonakor Hometown: Euclid, OH High School: Euclid Born: October 3, 1958 Died: March 3, 2022 Height/Weight: 6-9, 220 Position: Forward Notes: Basketball Related: Steve Krafcisin | Mike O'Koren | John Virgil | Phil Ford

Chansky’s Notebook: Mr. ‘Air-Ball!’
Rich Yonakor – the infamous “Chickie” of the 1977-80 Tar Heels – passed away on March 3, two days before North Carolina turned its basketball...
Wed May 18, 2022

Chansky’s Notebook: Three In The Post
Dean Smith had three freshman centers, Rich Yonakor, Jeff Wolf and Steve Krafcisin, and Smith joked that maybe Yon-Wolf-Sin could combine to equal Tom LaGarde’s...
Wed Nov 22, 2017

WGAG: Catching Up With 'Chickee'
Inside Carolina sat down with former North Carolina center Rich Yonakor following the World’s Greatest Alumni Game on Saturday at the Smith Center. Read and...
Mon Aug 29, 2005