A Handshake and a Promise: Frank Beamer and UNC

Posted Apr 29, 2018
Dick Baddour began his answer with a warning. "That is a long story." On the Carolina Insider Podcast, host Jones Angell asked the former UNC athletic director about his pursuit of Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer to take the same position with the Tar Heels. The story gives insight into how truly close Beamer was to becoming UNC's head football coach. (Inside Carolina)

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