Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No.29 - 1939-40

Posted Jun 1, 2020
The only UNC basketball team to not play in a national postseason tournament that made the list, the 1939-40 UNC basketball team is worthy of this recognition. George Glamack was so nearsighted that the ball was just a dim object. "The Blind Bomber" reportedly never looked where he was shooting. Instead, he relied on the lines on the court for orientation. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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