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When Timo Makkonen played, UNC was smokin'


Back when smoking was allowed in sports arenas, coach Red Auerbach signaled to Boston Celtics fans late in a game that a victory was in hand by smoking a cigar. At North Carolina in the early '80s, coach had his version of a victory cigar. About the time the pep band began playing the victory song during games in the 1982, 1983 and 1984 seasons, Smith sent , a 6-foot-10 center from Finland, onto the Carmichael Auditorium court. (Charlotte Observer)

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