The “Heels” and the “Dawgs:” a storied rivalry
Posted Sep 2, 2016
UNC will kick off the 2016 football season against the Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome on September 3rd at 5:30 PM on ESPN. The “Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game” will mark the thirty-first meeting between the two old rivals in a series that dates back to 1895. Hugh Morton collection volunteer Jack Hilliard takes a look back at this historic series.
(A View to Hugh)
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