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: | Jeff Wolf | Rich Yonakor | Tommy LaGarde | Woody Coley |
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UNC legend Phil Ford shoots advice, scores with kidsA 7-year-old once asked the great Phil Ford to show him how to do Allen Iverson’s crossover dribble. Iverson, who was a fantastic point guard...
Thu Jul 10, 2014
Teacher, basketball great Phil Ford team up on childhood obesity research centerNorth Carolina basketball legend Phil Ford was looking for a cause for a foundation he wanted to set up when he thought about a kid...
Sun Jun 22, 2014
Video: The Life and Legacy of Dean Smith
The class of '64 witnessed the beginning of Dean Smith's head coaching career, the legacy and impact of which still reaches far and wide today...
Sun Jun 15, 2014
Phil Ford recognized for success on, off court at Small Business Banquet
Legendary UNC basketball player Phil Ford was in Sanford Thursday night, accepting a lifetime achievement award from the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce that puts...
Fri May 9, 2014
ACC Barnstorming Tour stops in New Bern
It was an ACC basketball fans paradise at Epiphany School in New Bern on Friday as seniors from our state's biggest colleges stormed into town...
Sat Apr 26, 2014