Butch Davis to Leave Heels for 2 Days for Brother-in-law's Funeral

Posted Oct 10, 2007

North Carolina will be without Butch Davis for two days while the coach attends the funeral of his brother-in-law, the school said Tuesday. Davis left Tuesday for Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the funeral of Michael Wayne Townsend, the brother of his wife Tammy. The coach was expected to return to North Carolina on Wednesday night, four days before the Tar Heels play host to seventh-ranked South Carolina. (WRAL.com)

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