October Tar Heel Birthdays
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Loren Shealy
October 3, 1992 (32)
U.S. Women's National Field Hockey Team; 2012-13 Sports Illustrated College Athlete of the Year
James Webb
October 7, 1906 (1906-1992)
Administrator of NASA, Government Official
Bill B. Chambers
October 9, 1953 (71)
Basketball
Joe Galli
October 9, 1959 (65)
1980 ACC Wrestling Champion, National Wrestling Hall Of Fame
William Walton Kitchin
October 9, 1866 (1866-1924)
52nd Governor of North Carolina
Marion Jones
October 12, 1975 (48)
Women's Basketball, Track & Field
Julie Fulp
October 14, 1974 (1974-2024)
Softball, Teacher, Coach
Frank Porter Graham
October 14, 1886 (1886-1972)
UNC President
R.J. Davis
October 21, 2001 (22)
Basketball; ACC Player of the Year
Dwight Lowry
October 23, 1957 (1957-1997)
Baseball; MLB Catcher
Snuffy Stirnweiss
October 26, 1918 (1918-1958)
Baseball, 1939 Football All-American, 2x MLB All-Star
Kristen Carr
October 27, 1988 (35)
2010 Women's Lacrosse All-American, USWNT
Philip Meyer
October 27, 1930 (1930-2023)
Journalist, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Jim Beatty
October 28, 1934 (89)
Track & Field; 1st person to run indoor sub-4-minute mile; 1960 Olympian
Lucy Bronze
October 28, 1991 (32)
2009 NCAA Women's Soccer Champion; 2015, 2019 Women's World Cup (England)
Walt Pupa
October 28, 1921 (1921-2011)
Football
Frank Bruni
October 31, 1964 (59)
Author, Journalist, Morehead Scholar