Top 25 Players In UNC Football History: No. 5 - Don McCauley

Posted May 26, 2021
Former UNC running back Don McCauley was a two-time ACC Player of the Year in 1969 & 1970, two-time first-team All-ACC, first-team AP All-America in 1970, a 2001 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, and named to the 50-year 50 Greatest ACC Players Ever team. His 1,720 rushing yards in 1970 set a single-season college football record at the time. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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