Tony Waldrop, Former UNC All-American Track Star, World Record Holder Dies At 70

Posted Dec 5, 2022
Dr. Tony G. Waldrop, who helped raise academic standards, elevate research, and usher in a new era at USA Health as president of the University of South Alabama, died on Saturday in Chapel Hill after a long illness. In 1974, as a track star at the North Carolina, he set a longstanding world record of 3 minutes and 55 seconds in the indoor mile. (GoHeels.com)

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