Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 16 - Phil Ford

Posted May 31, 2022
Phil Ford is known for running Dean Smith’s famous Four Corners offense. He was the 1978 National Player of the Year, three-time All-America, 1978 ACC Player of the Year; three-time first-team All-ACC, two-time ACC Male Athlete of the Year, was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012, and his jersey No. 12 is retired by North Carolina. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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