Bobby Jones Basketball News & Bio
Bobby Jones Becomes 11th Tar Heel Elected To Naismith Hall Of FameBobby Jones, a standout on Dean Smith's teams in the early 1970s and one of the NBA's greatest defensive players, is a member of the...
Sun Apr 7, 2019
Former UNC and Sixers Great Bobby Jones Selected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame"The Secretary of Defense" is one of the newest members of the Hall of Fame. Bobby Jones, an eight-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection, has...
Sat Apr 6, 2019
Is Bobby Jones finally about to make the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame?
“I got a letter from the basketball hall of fame,” Bobby Jones begins. “I’m a finalist again.” He shrugs. He has gotten a similar letter...
Mon Apr 1, 2019
Podcast: Bobby Jones On The NBA Finals, ’72 Olympics & Other Courtside Tales
Bobby Jones built a basketball career on his ability to guard other players, to the point where Nike created a marketing campaign calling him the...
Sun Jun 24, 2018
Dwight Clark, one of Charlotte's greatest pro athletes, has died
Dwight Clark, who starred at Charlotte’s Garinger High before scoring an iconic touchdown immortalized as “The Catch” for the San Francisco 49ers, died Monday of...
Mon Jun 4, 2018