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Charlie Justice Football News & Bio


Name:Charlie Justice
Hometown:Asheville, NC
High School:Asheville
Born:May 18, 1924
Died:October 17, 2003
Notes:Football
Charlie Justice

Choo Choo Justice: World War II Navy Phenom: Part III
Dr. 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...

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...

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...

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,...

Top 20 UNC Football Teams: No. 2 - 1948
The 9-1-1 1948 Tar Heels - led by Charlie Justice, Len Szafaryn, and Art Weiner - beat Texas by 27 and a week later beat...

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