A spitting image: Williams is considering his options
Posted Mar 26, 2009
Will Roy Williams continue his long-standing postseason tradition of spitting into the Mississippi River this week when his team travels to Memphis for the NCAA South Regional semifinals? Williams spat into the 2,320-mile waterway in 1982, as a UNC assistant coach, before the Tar Heels won the national title in New Orleans. He did it again in 2005 in St. Louis, when he led UNC to his first national title as a head coach.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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