Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 17 - Dre Bly
Posted May 28, 2022
Dre Bly was a two-time consensus All-America cornerback, three-time All-America, he’s the only three-time, first-team All-ACC football player, was ACC Rookie of the Year in 1996, and named to the 50 Greatest ACC Players Ever team. Bly was one of three finalists for the 1998 Bronco Nagurski Award, which goes to the top defensive player in the nation.
(Tar Heel Illustrated)
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