Sylvia Hatchell, John Swofford To Enter NC Sports Hall
Posted May 14, 2009
North Carolina women's basketball head coach Sylvia Hatchell and ACC commissioner John Swofford are among six honorees who will be inducted into the 2009 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Thursday night at the North Raleigh Hilton. The six new members are Hatchell, Swofford, Willie Burden of Statesboro, Ga., Jerry Moore of Boone, Dave Odom of Columbia, S.C., and Roger Watson of Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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