UNC's 'Blue' tradition

Posted Apr 4, 2008

As part of a run-of-the-mill exercise in fifth grade, a teacher asked Patrick Moody to compile a list of goals. Like a lot of kids in a basketball-mad state, his reply was quick and concise. He jotted down: "I want to play basketball at the University of North Carolina." Consider it an aim fulfilled beyond any reasonable expectation this season. (Washington Times)

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