UNC punter Tom Sheldon continues putting it all together
Posted Nov 17, 2016
Before the start of the 2016 season, UNC football coach Larry Fedora was worried about getting catfished. He’d recruited and was getting to know his new first-year punter, Tom Sheldon. Usually, having a rookie punter is enough to worry about, but Sheldon was unique — he’s 27 years old, came from Australia and had never played American football before.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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