Golden Annivesary Of A Memorable Win

Posted Nov 4, 2009
The Carolina-Duke football rivalry was one of the top football rivalries in the South during the first half of the last century. But, by end of the 1950s, Duke had beaten the Tar Heels eight of the previous nine times the two teams had played. The 1959 UNC team was determined change the trend. The Tar Heels were ranked third in the national preseason poll as expectations were higher than at any time since the Charlie Justice years in the 1940s. (Tar Heel Blue)

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