Chansky’s Notebook: Oldest ‘Tar Heel’ Shoots for 100

Posted Aug 27, 2019
The oldest living Tar Heel athlete has one more goal in mind. Bobby Gersten, whose 99th birthday was Monday, has set his sights on another milestone in his remarkable life. “I hope we can be back together one year from today,” Gersten said at a gathering at The Cedars retirement community, where he's lived since relocating to Chapel Hill a decade ago. (Chapelboro.com)

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