2007 ACC Football Legend: North Carolina's Harris Barton

Posted Oct 26, 2007

Harris Barton was a four-year starter for the Tar Heels during the 1983-86 seasons, first at center and then at tackle. He earned first-team All-America honors as a senior in 1986. That year he helped lead a UNC offensive unit that led the ACC in total offense and ranked sixth nationally. A first-round draft choice of the San Francisco 49'ers, he enjoyed a 13-year career in the NFL which included three Super Bowl triumphs (1989, '90, `95). (The ACC)

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