Woody Durham treasured note from Vin Scully

Posted Aug 4, 2022
Sports broadcasting legend Vin Scully, who died Tuesday at age 94, made the day of another broadcast legend with a note he sent. Scully, the Hall of Fame announcer who called Dodgers games for 67 years, sent a note on Dodgers stationery to Woody Durham. It congratulated the longtime Voice of the Tar Heels, who passed away in 2018, on his career. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Related: Campus Connections

UNC professor named National Book Award finalist
Almost every Thursday, Gabrielle Calvocoressi spends a couple of hours with students at the basketball courts near the Cobb Parking Deck. This weekly get-together, called...
Mon Jan 12, 2026

UNC student reflects on overcoming two bouts of cancer
Days away from his 25th birthday, Derrin Mallory is set to mark another major milestone this year. 2025 marks ten years since he first heard...
Sun Jan 11, 2026

Educator, Historian and UNC Statistician Freddie Kiger Inducted Into Order of Longleaf Pine
A Chapel Hill institution and longtime community contributor was recent recognized with the highest civilian honor in North Carolina. Members of the East Chapel Hill...
Sat Jan 10, 2026

90-year-old Triad neurosurgeon ‘finally’ earns UNC undergraduate degree
Dr. David L. Kelly Jr. says this moment is a dream come true. “I’m finally getting my undergraduate degree because I lacked one course by...
Tue Jan 6, 2026