Intensity Personified

Posted Aug 1, 2006

Many casual UNC fans know that John Bunting played in Chapel Hill as a college student, but the knowing herd begins to be culled when details of his playing career as a Tar Heel become the topic of discussion. How many know that Bunting was a first-team All-ACC selection as a senior in 1971 How many remember that he was the defensive Most Valuable Player for the 1971 ACC Champion Tar Heels, once tallying 20 tackles in a single game against mighty Notre Dame? (Inside Carolina)

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