Chansky’s Notebook: He of the Floppy Sox

Posted Sep 9, 2022
George Karl is ready for his day as UNC’s 12th Hall of Famer. Karl will be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame Saturday in Springfield, presented by Tar Heel legends Bobby Jones and Roy Williams, and it will be for his NBA coaching career with six teams that yielded 1,997 wins. But we remember No. 22 before that, he of the floppy sox and blond hair. (Chapelboro.com)

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