Art’s Angle: Sky-High Anxiety
Posted Mar 5, 2014
Michael Norwood was a walk-on senior playing his last home game in 1987, and boy was there some pressure on him! Starting with scholarship regulars Curtis Hunter, Dave Popson, Kenny Smith and Joe Wolf, Norwood knew he had better make the most of his three minutes of fame. By the way, the Tar Heels were playing Duke and were going for their second unbeaten conference season in four years.
(Chapelboro.com)
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