This Tar Heel knows the burden of the blue

Posted Nov 30, 2007

It takes the Tar Heels media guide eight pages to list Roy Williams' accomplishments; The 80 percent winning clip, finest among active coaches at least 10 years experience. The 18-year streak of at least one NCAA Tournament victory. The No. 1 or No. 2 ranking at some point during in 14 of his 20 years. It's a long way from the days when he supplemented his meager assistant's salary by selling team calendars out of his car. (Zanesville Times Recorder)

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