Ricky Lanier Football News & Bio
| Name: | Ricky Lanier | | Hometown: | Williamston, NC | | High School: | E.J. Hayes | | Born: | November 28, 1948 | | Died: | October 1, 2025 | | Notes: | First Black scholarship football player at UNC |
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Extra Points: The Lanier DominoRicky Lanier, the first Black scholarship football player at UNC, passed away Oct. 1 at age 76. He will be recognized in Kenan Stadium prior...
Sat Oct 25, 2025
Bill Belichick Remembers Late UNC Trailblazer Ricky LanierUNC Football Coach Bill Belichick opened his weekly press conference Tuesday with a few words about Ricky Lanier, who passed away earlier this month and...
Wed Oct 22, 2025
Chansky’s Notebook: The Pioneer
Carolina has now lost two of its athletic pioneers in October. Last week, I wrote about the late Randy Wiel, the first foreign player in...
Tue Oct 21, 2025
The Story of Ricky Lanier: Trailblazer, Record-Holder, Tar Heel
Ricky Lanier, the first black scholarship football player in Carolina Football history, died earlier this month at age 76. The following article about Lanier was...
Thu Oct 16, 2025
THT Newsletter: Belichick Staying Course, Meet Jarin Stevenson, Bryson Howard Watch, and More
Bill Belichick and his UNC Football coaching staff are staying the course, Carolina Basketball fans were re-introduced to Jarin Stevenson, 5-star wing Bryson Howard is...
Thu Oct 16, 2025