The first ever UNC Major League Baseball player, and his role in UNC basketball history
Posted May 26, 2017
The Tar Heel presence in MLB all started with a player whose connection to the school goes beyond just throwing a baseball. Bob Lawson was a pitcher for North Carolina in the late 1890s. In 1906, the now Dr. Robert Lawson was purported to have brought basketball to UNC. Lawson was one of the figures that gave permission to start a varsity basketball team.
(Tar Heel Blog)
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