Former Woody Durham Colleagues Remember Time with Tar Heel Legend

Posted Mar 11, 2018
Woody Durham, who served as the play-by-play voice for UNC athletics for 40 years, has died. Durham retired from the Tar Heel Sports Network in 2011 after four decades behind the microphone calling UNC games on affiliates across the state. Mick Mixon served as Durham’s broadcast partner and reflected on his life while speaking with WCHL’s Blake Hodge. (Chapelboro.com)

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