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 | Ged Doughton | Tom Zaliagiris | Walter Davis |
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DeCock: Ex-UNC star Tommy LaGarde builds career around unexpectedA big man on some of the best UNC teams of the ’70s, his No.?45 is one of the honored numbers hanging from the roof...
Sun Aug 19, 2012
Video: Vince Carter UNC FeaturePhil Ford, Dean Smith, former teammates, and Vince Carter discuss Carter's UNC career and development as a player for the Tar Heels in this highlight...
Tue Jul 31, 2012
Marshall’s (Numeric) Plan
Since the number he wore in college at UNC, No. 5, is retired in honor of the “Original Sun” Dick Van Arsdale, Kendall Marshall has...
Thu Jul 12, 2012
Phil Ford understands what Kendall Marshall, UNC face
Phil Ford was a lot of things to UNC – an iconic figure holding four fingers above his head, an assistant Tar Heel coach for...
Wed Mar 21, 2012
Marshall injury could be final straw for Tar Heels
As UNC’s promising season teeters on the verge of injury-induced collapse, it’s starting to feel like 1977 all over again. First, it was center Tom...
Mon Mar 19, 2012