Phil Ford Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Phil Ford | | Hometown: | Rocky Mount, NC | | High School: | Rocky Mount | | Born: | February 9, 1956 (69) | | Height/Weight: | 6-2, 171 | | Position: | Guard | | Notes: | UNC Basketball Retired Jersey No. 12; 2x All-American; 1978 ACC POY; 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist | | Related: | Mike O'Koren | Bruce Buckley | Dudley Bradley | Steve Krafcisin |
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My Carolina Experience: Phil FordPhil Ford: "Who you play for and how you feel about where you play is more important than the exposure you get. I was very...
Wed Aug 10, 2016
1976 USA Basketball Team Included Four UNC Players, Was Coached by Dean SmithDeab Smith’s assistants for the 1976 USA Basketball Team were Bill Guthridge, who later went on to replace Smith at UNC and John Thompson. Smith...
Sun Jul 10, 2016
UNC's most influential basketball players of all time - No. 6-10
6. Phil Ford led the Tar Heels to an ACC Championship in 1975 and became the first freshman in league history to win MVP of...
Mon Jun 6, 2016
ACC Barnstorming Tour Invades Avery County
Only in the framework of a traveling tour would basketball fans have an opportunity to see big-time collegiate basketball players, such as North Carolina’s Marcus...
Tue Apr 26, 2016
ACC Barnstorming Tour stops in Tarboro
Hundreds turned out in Tarboro Thursday night for the second leg of the ACC Barnstorming Tour. The charity basketball event visits nine cities across North...
Tue Apr 12, 2016