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9781578605453 English 1578605458 Gone Pro North Carolina allows you to relive the memories of Tar Heels whose feats and championship seasons keep them forever in our hearts and minds. You'll recognize your favorite University of North Carolina athletes and discover some unfamiliar players who are just as remarkable. Plus you'll learn plenty of little-known facts about their lives after Chapel Mill. See why UNC has been called Tailback U., with such great running backs as Don McCauley, Amos Lawrence, Kelvin Bryant, Natrone Means, Giovani Bernard, and more. Discover the powerhouse that is the UNC women's soccer team and why Coach Anson Dorrance is the best in collegiate soccer history. Find out the connection between UNC basketball greats Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison in the 1998 NBA draft. Learn which UNC athlete was a starting pitcher in the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Some of the players featured here made it to the top of their sports and stayed there a long while. Others had just a brief appearance among the best of the best. This book celebrates them all. Fans of every generation can enjoy the stories and share their favorite gems with family and friends. All Tar Heels enthusiasts deserve to have a copy of Gone Pro North Carolina of their own to remember all the good times and the great moments in UNC sports history. Book jacket., Gone Pro: North Carolina by Tim Jackson provides a comprehensive look at the University of North Carolina athletes who made it to the top of their professions including all the big names from recent generations featuring sports superstars such as Vince Carter, Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, B. J. Surhoff, and Lawrence Taylor. It also looks at some who were never as well known, such as Charlie Choo Choo Justice, and some who were widely recognized a generation ago but whose stars have faded over the years. Exploring athletes' places in Carolina history, Gone Pro also examines their professional careers and how they fared at the highest levels of their sports. This rich history will make North Carolina residents and UNC alumni beam with pride at the amazing number of professionals who hail from the state's flagship school., Gone Pro: North Carolina provides a comprehensive look at the University of North Carolina athletes who made it to the top of their professions including all the big names from recent generations featuring sports superstars such as Vince Carter, Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, B. J. Surhoff, and Lawrence Taylor. It also looks at some who were never as well known, such as Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice, and some who were widely recognized a generation ago but whose stars have faded over the years. Exploring athletes' places in Carolina history, Gone Pro also examines their professional careers and how they fared at the highest levels of their sports. This rich history will make North Carolina residents and UNC alumni beam with pride at the amazing number of professionals who hail from the state's flagship school., If you are a fan of University of North Carolina athletics, this is a must-have book. Gone Pro: North Carolina provides a comprehensive look at the University of North Carolina athletes who made it to the top of their professions. The book includes the big names from recent generations: sports superstars such as Vince Carter, Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, B.J. Surhoff, and Lawrence Taylor. It also looks at some who were never as well-known and others, such as Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice, who were widely recognized nationwide more than half a century ago, but whose names have faded over the years. Gone Pro: North Carolina explores those athletes' place in Carolina history but then goes on to look at how they fared at the highest levels of their sports.This book explores the athletes who were good in college but went on to become pro stars as well as the college phenoms who could never translate their success at UNC to the pro level. Encyclopedic in nature but filled with stories and fun information, this book is sure to appeal to Tar Heels everywhere and sports fans in general. The University of North Carolina has long been one of the best all-around college sports programs, and with such success comes a tremendous amount of athletes whohave made it to the next level--the final level of athletics prowess. Even if you're simply a North Carolina resident or have ties to the state, this book will make you beam with pride to see the amazing amount of professionals who hailed from the state's flagship school--the University of North Carolina.
9781578605453 English 1578605458 Gone Pro North Carolina allows you to relive the memories of Tar Heels whose feats and championship seasons keep them forever in our hearts and minds. You'll recognize your favorite University of North Carolina athletes and discover some unfamiliar players who are just as remarkable. Plus you'll learn plenty of little-known facts about their lives after Chapel Mill. See why UNC has been called Tailback U., with such great running backs as Don McCauley, Amos Lawrence, Kelvin Bryant, Natrone Means, Giovani Bernard, and more. Discover the powerhouse that is the UNC women's soccer team and why Coach Anson Dorrance is the best in collegiate soccer history. Find out the connection between UNC basketball greats Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison in the 1998 NBA draft. Learn which UNC athlete was a starting pitcher in the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Some of the players featured here made it to the top of their sports and stayed there a long while. Others had just a brief appearance among the best of the best. This book celebrates them all. Fans of every generation can enjoy the stories and share their favorite gems with family and friends. All Tar Heels enthusiasts deserve to have a copy of Gone Pro North Carolina of their own to remember all the good times and the great moments in UNC sports history. Book jacket., Gone Pro: North Carolina by Tim Jackson provides a comprehensive look at the University of North Carolina athletes who made it to the top of their professions including all the big names from recent generations featuring sports superstars such as Vince Carter, Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, B. J. Surhoff, and Lawrence Taylor. It also looks at some who were never as well known, such as Charlie Choo Choo Justice, and some who were widely recognized a generation ago but whose stars have faded over the years. Exploring athletes' places in Carolina history, Gone Pro also examines their professional careers and how they fared at the highest levels of their sports. This rich history will make North Carolina residents and UNC alumni beam with pride at the amazing number of professionals who hail from the state's flagship school., Gone Pro: North Carolina provides a comprehensive look at the University of North Carolina athletes who made it to the top of their professions including all the big names from recent generations featuring sports superstars such as Vince Carter, Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, B. J. Surhoff, and Lawrence Taylor. It also looks at some who were never as well known, such as Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice, and some who were widely recognized a generation ago but whose stars have faded over the years. Exploring athletes' places in Carolina history, Gone Pro also examines their professional careers and how they fared at the highest levels of their sports. This rich history will make North Carolina residents and UNC alumni beam with pride at the amazing number of professionals who hail from the state's flagship school., If you are a fan of University of North Carolina athletics, this is a must-have book. Gone Pro: North Carolina provides a comprehensive look at the University of North Carolina athletes who made it to the top of their professions. The book includes the big names from recent generations: sports superstars such as Vince Carter, Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, B.J. Surhoff, and Lawrence Taylor. It also looks at some who were never as well-known and others, such as Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice, who were widely recognized nationwide more than half a century ago, but whose names have faded over the years. Gone Pro: North Carolina explores those athletes' place in Carolina history but then goes on to look at how they fared at the highest levels of their sports.This book explores the athletes who were good in college but went on to become pro stars as well as the college phenoms who could never translate their success at UNC to the pro level. Encyclopedic in nature but filled with stories and fun information, this book is sure to appeal to Tar Heels everywhere and sports fans in general. The University of North Carolina has long been one of the best all-around college sports programs, and with such success comes a tremendous amount of athletes whohave made it to the next level--the final level of athletics prowess. Even if you're simply a North Carolina resident or have ties to the state, this book will make you beam with pride to see the amazing amount of professionals who hailed from the state's flagship school--the University of North Carolina.