How Michael Jordan helped usher receiver Josh Downs to UNC

Posted Sep 29, 2021
Seeing Josh Downs dressed in Carolina blue on Saturday's is still somewhat painful for his dad. Gary Downs isn’t just any football dad. He played running back six years in the NFL. He’s also running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at East Tennessee State. But he played college ball in Raleigh from 1990-93, leading N.C. State in rushing as a senior. (MSN.com)

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