Frank McGuire Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Frank McGuire | | Hometown: | New York, NY | | High School: | Xavier | | Born: | November 8, 1914 | | Died: | October 11, 1994 | | Notes: | Men's Basketball Coach |
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February 4, 1961: Carolina, Duke, and the best ever basketball brawlIn 1961 UNC and Duke engaged in what I’m declaring as The Best Ever Basketball Brawl. The game kept teasing fans with the possibility of...
Thu Feb 4, 2021
Dean Smith Began Historic Coaching Career 59 Years Ago TodayOn August 3, 1961, North Carolina lost a Hall of Fame coach and gained another. Following a major recruiting scandal and rumors of point shaving,...
Mon Aug 3, 2020
‘Great-Granddaddy’ of UNC Athletics dies at age 99
The oldest former UNC athlete — who in the 1950s helped bring New York players to play for former Tar Heel coach Frank McGuire —...
Sun Oct 20, 2019
Extra Points: North & South
Carolina blue vs. garnet and black. Tar Heels vs. Sandlappers. Smoked pork with vinegar and hot pepper vs. a mustard-based sauce. Eric Church vs. Hootie...
Mon Aug 26, 2019
Remembering the pioneers who put ACC basketball on TV, national stage
Sensing huge interest for Frank McGuire’s undefeated Tar Heels, Castleman DeTolley Chesley put together a five-station network to televise the 1957 NCAA men's basketball semifinals...
Sun Mar 10, 2019