UNC die-hard Tar Heel fan always there for her team

Posted Mar 29, 2019
From Carmichael Auditorium to the Smith Center, Lillian and her husband, Howard, have followed the Tar Heels since 1965. The couple has scored a nearly perfect record, when it comes to home games. The Lees said their involvement in UNC basketball began after a visit to Binkley Baptist Church in the 1960s, where they met a coach named Dean Smith. (CBS 17)

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