Tudor: In top ACC linemen, Randy White beats Julius Peppers by a half-step

Posted Jul 17, 2011
Julius Peppers gets my vote as the best athlete in ACC history. The former UNC standout is tracking toward the NFL Hall of Fame and probably could have made a lot of money playing in the NBA. But on today's list of the 25 top defensive linemen in ACC football history, Peppers rates a half-step behind Maryland's Randy White, the 1974 league player of the year. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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