Charlie Scott: A little young white boy once told me "When I'm in the backyard, I'm Charlie Scott."

Posted Sep 7, 2018
Charlie Scott, who was the first African-American to play basketball at The University of North Carolina from 1967-70 and also earned two All-American and three All-ACC selections, joins The Sports Shop to reflect on his legendary UNC career and what the atmosphere was like in Chapel Hill when his coach, the late Dean Smith, named him to the team. (WRAL Sports Fan)

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