Legendary Track & Field Coach Charles Foster Passes Away
Posted Apr 1, 2019
Charles Foster, a former assistant track and field coach at UNC and a Tar Heel alum, passed away Sunday at the age of 65. Foster had nearly 30 years of coaching experience by his retirement in 2015, becoming an icon in the track and field community. Foster tutored two Olympic gold medalists, one silver medalist and a bronze medalist.
(GoHeels.com)
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