Bill Belichick Remembers Late UNC Trailblazer Ricky Lanier
Posted Oct 22, 2025
UNC Football Coach Bill Belichick opened his weekly press conference Tuesday with a few words about Ricky Lanier, who passed away earlier this month and is remembered as the first black scholarship football player at The University of North Carolina. "I want to recognize and give our condolences to Ricky Lanier's family. I've had a lot of history with him."
(TarHeel247)
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