As Greensboro Coliseum turns 60, here are 60 tidbits you might not know about it
Posted Nov 18, 2019
Legendary Tar Heel coach Dean Smith won his first Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament title when the tournament came to Greenboro for the first time, March 9-11, 1967. UNC beat Duke 82-73 to win the first Greensboro Tournament. Basketball superstar Michael Jordan led the Tar Heels to a 72-65 win over Georgia Tech on Jan. 29, 1983.
(Greensboro News & Record)
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