From the Archives: A ‘Classic’ Veterans Day remembered

Posted Nov 12, 2021
Ten years ago, No. 1 North Carolina played Michigan State in the Carrier Classic basketball game on the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in honor of Veterans Day. A crowd of 8,111, including President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Magic Johnson watched the first college basketball game ever played on an aircraft carrier. The Tar Heels won, 67-55. (San Diego Union Tribune)

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