Former Coach Bill Dooley Remembers Mike Voight As Fearless

Posted May 25, 2012
The second leading rusher in UNC History, Mike Voight died early Tuesday morning at his home in Tidewater, VA from causes not immediately known. He was 58. Bill Dooley was the head coach of the Tar Heels from 1967-77—Voight attended Carolina from 1973-76. Dooley says Voight was a hard worker from the outset. (Chapelboro.com)

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