August Tar Heel Birthdays
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Gregg Berhalter
August 1, 1973 (53)
Men's Soccer; US Men's National Team Head Coach
John Owen
August 1, 1787 (1787-1841)
24th Governor of North Carolina
Roy Williams
August 1, 1950 (76)
3x NCAA Championship coach at UNC (2005, 2009, 2017), Basketball Hall of Fame
Jack Cobb
August 4, 1904 (1904-1966)
3x basketball consensus All-American; Retired UNC jersey
Tim Federowicz
August 5, 1987 (39)
MLB Catcher, 2020 Olympic Baseball Silver Medalist
Daniel Lindsay Russell
August 7, 1845 (1845-1908)
49th Governor of North Carolina
Jim Camp
August 8, 1924 (1924-2002)
Football
Woody Durham
August 8, 1941 (1941-2018)
UNC radio play-by-play
Josh Downs
August 12, 2001 (25)
2x All-ACC Football, NFL Wide Receiver
Ed Geth
August 12, 1974 (52)
Basketball
Ryan Kohart
August 12, 1975 (1975-2001)
Men’s Lacrosse Captain
Chris Hanburger
August 13, 1941 (85)
2x All-ACC Linebacker, 9x NFL Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Allie Long
August 13, 1987 (39)
2008 Women’s Soccer NCAA Champion, 2019 FIFA World Cup Champion
Greg Ellis
August 14, 1975 (51)
2x Football All-American, UNC Honored Jersey No. 87, NFL Pro Bowl, UNC Career Sack Leader (32.5)
Paul Severin
August 14, 1918 (1918-2006)
2x All-American Defensive End (1939, 1940)
Locke Craig
August 16, 1860 (1860-1924)
53rd Governor of North Carolina
Art Weiner
August 16, 1926 (1926-2013)
College Football Hall of Fame, 2x All-American, UNC retired jersey No. 50
Dick Bestwick
August 18, 1930 (1930-2018)
College Football Executive/AD, Peach Bowl Hall of Fame
Darian Durant
August 19, 1982 (44)
2x Canadian Football League Champion, 31,740 CFL Career Passing Yards
Jeff Hayes
August 19, 1959 (67)
Football, All-ACC Punter, Super Bowl XVII Champion
Kendall Marshall
August 19, 1991 (35)
Basketball All-American Point Guard, 2012 Cousy Award Winner
Jim Betterson
August 20, 1954 (72)
Football, 1974 All-ACC Running Back
Eddie Hill
August 20, 1948 (1948-2023)
1970 ACC Baseball Player of the Year
Terry Sanford
August 20, 1917 (1917-1998)
65th Governor of North Carolina
Aranza Vazquez
August 21, 2002 (24)
2023 Diving National Champion, 2020 Olympian
Ashley Humphrey
August 22, 2002 (24)
4x Women's Lacrosse All-America, 2025 National Champion
LaTasha Colander
August 23, 1976 (50)
12x Track & Field All-American, 14x ACC Champion; 2x Olympian (2000, 2004)
Charlotte Smith
August 23, 1973 (53)
1994 Women’s Basketball National Champion, 1995 Nat'l POY, No. 23 UNC Retired Jersey, College Coach
Bomani Jones
August 26, 1980 (46)
Sports Journalist, Radio, TV Personality
Mack Brown
August 27, 1951 (75)
Head Football Coach; College Football Hall of Fame
Vic Seixas
August 30, 1923 (1923-2024)
International Tennis Hall of Fame