Podcast: The Back Story On Choo Choo Starring During WWII

Posted Jul 14, 2020
Charlie Justice was a college football sensation before he even arrived to turn in the most distinguished career of any Tar Heel. What was written and said about Justice in 1943 and 1944? How good was he? How unique was he? And what about him going to Duke, which didn’t materialize, and how did he end up at Carolina? (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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