Scott hopes to create own legacy

Posted Jan 28, 2010
It is 1994, and the jersey-clad hopeful waits to hear his name. “At guard,” a voice says, “From the University of North Carolina…” Hearing his cue, 3-year-old Shaun Scott hops off a fireplace and races to his coach. Well, to his father-turned-temporary-announcer and coach. The one forever a Tar Heel legend.Charlie Scott, the University’s first black scholarship athlete, meets his son in a huddle. (Daily Tar Heel)

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