December Tar Heel Birthdays
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Thompson Mann
December 1, 1942 (1942-2019)
Olympic gold medalist, world record holder, International Swimming Hall of Fame
Cartwright Carmichael
December 5, 1902 (1902-1960)
Basketball (1st UNC All-American in any sport), Baseball
Bill Currie
December 6, 1924 (1924-2008)
UNC basketball and football radio voice (1962-1971); Nicknamed "Mouth of the South"
Derick Daniels
December 6, 1928 (1928-2005)
Newspaper Executive, Pulitzer Prize Winner
John Swofford
December 6, 1948 (75)
Football, UNC Athletic Director, ACC Commissioner
Brie Felnagle
December 9, 1986 (37)
Track & Field 12x All-American, 2x National Champion
Clyde Hoey
December 11, 1877 (1877-1954)
59th Governor of North Carolina
T.J. Jaworsky
December 13, 1970 (53)
3x NCAA Wrestling Champion (1993-1995); 4x National Team Member
Charlie Scott
December 15, 1948 (75)
Basketball Hall-of-Fame; 2x NCAA All-American; 3x NBA All-Star; Olympic Gold Medalist
Chris Matthews
December 17, 1945 (78)
News anchor; political commentator
Joe Wolf
December 17, 1964 (1964-2024)
Basketball
Chuck Hartman
December 20, 1934 (1934-2020)
Baseball, American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Charlie Shaffer
December 21, 1941 (1941-2021)
UNC Basketball/Tennis Team Captain, Morehead Scholar, Class President
Eddie Pope
December 24, 1973 (50)
Men's Soccer, Football
Lenoir Chambers
December 26, 1891 (1891-1970)
Basketball, Football, Tennis, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Louis Round Wilson
December 27, 1876 (1876-1979)
Librarian, Educator, Writer
Tony Waldrop
December 29, 1951 (1951-2022)
6x Track & Field All-American
Robbie Bach
December 31, 1961 (62)
Tennis, Microsoft Executive, Author, Speaker