Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 1 - Michael Jordan

Posted Jun 17, 2022
Michael Jordan was the 1984 National Player of the Year, the 1984 ACC Player of the Year, The Sporting News National Player of the Year in 1983, two-time first-team All-America, two-time first-team All-ACC, 1982 ACC Rookie of the Year, and helped lead UNC to the 1982 national championship. He is widely considered the greatest basketball player ever. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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