Charlie Justice Football News & Bio
| Name: | Charlie Justice | | Hometown: | Asheville, NC | | High School: | Asheville | | Born: | May 18, 1924 | | Died: | October 17, 2003 | | Notes: | Football |
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Podcast: The Back Story On Choo Choo Starring During WWIICharlie Justice was a college football sensation before he even arrived to turn in the most distinguished career of any Tar Heel. What was written...
Tue Jul 14, 2020
Choo Choo Justice: World War II Navy Phenom: Part IIIDr. William Friday, the UNC System president emeritus, once said that Charlie Justice was like Michael Jordan. No need to over-coach. “You just let them...
Fri Jun 19, 2020
Choo Choo Justice: World War II Navy Phenom, Part II
So, how come the nickname Choo Choo? At one game a naval officer watching Charlie Justice reportedly said, “that Justice kid runs just like a...
Wed Jun 17, 2020
Choo Choo Justice: World War II Navy Phenom, Part I
Who would argue against Charlie Justice as the greatest football player ever produced in the State of North Carolina? Number 22. And man-oh-man, how he...
Mon Jun 15, 2020
A UNC friend like no other
In 2004, when Hugh Morton selected a panel of “Golden Age” UNC football athletes to help sculptor Johnpaul Harris in preparing the Charlie Justice statue,...
Fri May 29, 2020