Greatest former UNC athlete by state (Montana): Pat Fox

Posted May 28, 2019
So how does a kid from Hardin, Montana, with no Division One football scholarship offers end up serving as a comedic focal point of the North Carolina football team’s film room session the day after a win at Duke? Meet Pat Fox and welcome to his unique and fascinating UNC football story. Fox enrolled at Carolina in 1998 as a Morehead Scholar. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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