Video: 1957 National Championship, UNC vs Kansas

Posted Sep 2, 2012
The North Carolina Tar Heels complete an undefeated 32-0 season by defeating Wilt Chamberlain and the Kansas Jayhawks 54-53 in triple overtime at the NCAA Tournament finals in Kansas City, Missouri on March 23, 1957. The video is blurry, grainy and doesn't have sound but it's about the best we can expect given the age of the video. Here's more information about UNC coach Frank McGuire's Miracle team.

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