Phil Ford Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Phil Ford | | Hometown: | Rocky Mount, NC | | High School: | Rocky Mount | | Born: | February 9, 1956 (68) | | Height/Weight: | 6-2, 171 | | Position: | Guard | | Notes: | UNC Basketball Retired Jersey No. 12; 2x All-American; 1978 ACC POY; 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist | | Related: | John Virgil | Dave Colescott | Bruce Buckley | Tom Zaliagiris |
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Chansky’s Notebook: Phil Ford, Joel Berry Equally ToughJoel Berry wasn’t quite the scorer or assist man to equal Phil Ford, but he was just as ferocious a competitor, perhaps more so. Ford...
Wed Jul 11, 2018
UNC Basketball's Top 100 Players: 21-3030. Marcus Paige (2013-17) Paige and Phil Ford are the only two Tar Heels to have at least 1,800 career points and 600 career...
Wed Jun 27, 2018
Life lessons from basketball, Phil Ford's basketball workshop
Phil Ford’s workshop was incredible. The proceeds from the event and Ford’s book, “The Kid Who Couldn’t Dunk,” went to Ford’s Foundation. The foundation fights...
Thu May 24, 2018
Audio: Shaun Draughn: UNC football standout hosting 2nd Celebrity Bowling Fundraiser on June 2
Shaun Draughn, a former standout running back at UNC and current NFL free agent who has played for the Redskins, Giants and 49ers, discusses the...
Thu May 24, 2018
Phil Ford Undergoes Surgery for Prostate Cancer
Phil Ford, North Carolina's legendary former point guard and assistant coach, underwent surgery Tuesday (May 22) for prostate cancer. Ford was recently diagnosed as a...
Wed May 23, 2018