Legendary UNC Track & Field Coach Dennis Craddock Passes Away

Posted Aug 14, 2019
Dennis Craddock, the UNC's men's and women's head cross country and track and field coach for 27 years, died Tuesday. A member of the United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame since 2013, Craddock would have turned 74 on Sept. 20. Craddock's teams at UNC and the University of Virginia won 45 ACC championships. (GoHeels.com)

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