Catching up with Junior Edge
Posted Jun 19, 2012
When discussions focus on the best quarterbacks in UNC football history, names like Darian Durant, Chris Keldorf, Matt Kupec and, yes, T.J. Yates are the most likely to be considered. But although his statistics aren't as impressive as those record setters, Junior Edge's achievements under center at UNC in the early 1960s earned him a place in that elite group.
(Tar Heel Illustrated)
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