Walter Davis Basketball News & Bio

Name: Walter Davis Hometown: Pineville, NC High School: South Mecklenburg Born: September 9, 1954 Died: November 2, 2023 Height/Weight: 6-5, 190 Position: Forward Notes: Basketball Related: Jeff Wolf | Bruce Buckley | Tom Zaliagiris | Mike O'Koren

All-time greats: The Duke-UNC rivalry's top forwards
1. Walter Davis, UNC: If a single player personifies the rivalry, it’s this star from the mid-1970s. His dramatic long jumper to force an overtime...
Fri Feb 12, 2010

Alumni get a shot at Dean Dome
Phil Ford, Walter Davis and Bobby Jones never played in the Smith Center during their careers at North Carolina. They will today. The three are...
Fri Feb 12, 2010

Lee Pace: RAMblings 4.7.09 - Franklin Street Frolic
At long last, I finally experience Franklin Street first-hand as the Tar Heels win a national basketball title. In 1977, I was a sophomore at...
Wed Apr 8, 2009

The Greatest Programs: #2 North Carolina
North Carolina’s all-time hoops roster reads like a who’s who in college basketball. Michael Jordan. Phil Ford. Walter Davis. Jerry Stackhouse. James Worthy. Bob McAdoo...
Wed Nov 12, 2008

Phil Ford chalks up big assist
Most of us who watched Phil Ford run the UNC Tar Heels' offense during the 1970s have a favorite play etched in our memory, perhaps...
Tue Aug 12, 2008

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