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: | Dave Colescott | Woody Coley | John Virgil | John Kuester |
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Phil Ford, Sharon Couch-Fikes To Be Honored As Tar Heel TrailblazersFor the third year in a row, UNC Athletics will honor pioneering former student-athletes with the Tar Heel Trailblazers award. This year’s honorees are Sharon...
Sat Jan 23, 2016
Recapping Georgia Tech’s loss to No. 7 North CarolinaThe biggest TV timeout hit is a montage of UNC greats (Phil Ford, Tyler Hansbrough and Michael Jordan, among others) Each one says “I’m (name),...
Sun Jan 3, 2016
Lucas: Reason To Believe
Some former players are fixtures at the Smith Center. Lennie Rosenbluth is a regular. Phil Ford makes routine visits. Sam Perkins, however, is an unusual...
Fri Jan 1, 2016
UNC experience molded Phil Ford’s life
Plenty of college coaches had visited Phil Ford’s home in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, trying to recruit the talented point guard. But when University of...
Tue Dec 1, 2015
Photo: Dean Smith, Phil Ford, and Jeff McInnis
Former UNC point guard Jeff McInnis posted a picture of himself, his family, and former UNC coaches Dean Smith and Phil Ford to his personal...
Fri Oct 9, 2015