THIS IS CAROLINA FOOTBALL

Kenan Stadium Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29Kenan Football Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31Outstanding Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Carolina & The NFL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-37University of North Carolina` . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39Chapel Hill, North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Athletic Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Bowl Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43Tar Heel Football Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44College Football Hall of Fame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Carolina Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

THE KENAN STADIUM EXPERIENCE

“Kenan Stadium is the best place in America to

play college football. The first day I was hired, I

just had goose bumps every time I looked down at

that field from my office. It’s a special place to

play. It will be a special place to coach.”

– Head Coach John Bunting

Kenan Stadium has been the home of the Tar Heels since 1927.

arolina has played host to a number of nationally and regionally televised contests atbeautiful Kenan Stadium, including the 1999 Florida State contest, when NFLgreat

Lynn Swann graced the Tar Heel sidelines.

THE KENAN STADIUM EXPERIENCEGREAT ATMOSPHERE

FANTASTIC FANS

In 1997, ESPN sent its

College Gameday crew of

Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and

Kirk Herbstreit to Chapel Hill

to cover all the festivities

leading up to UNC’s top-five

battle with Florida State.

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THE FRANK H. KENAN FOOTBALL CENTER

“We are in an era when football facilities represent howcommitted a program is to being one of the best. AtNorth Carolina, I expected the Smith Center to be oneof the best for basketball — and it is. What surprisedme was how outstanding the new football facility is.They certainly have a top-notch facility. When I walkedaway from Chapel Hill, I was totally impressed. Now Ijudge every other facility against Carolina’s because Ithink they have the best in the country.”

— ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit

Kenan Center photos by Dan Sears

THE FRANK H. KENAN FOOTBALL CENTER

A four-year, $50-million renovation of Kenan Stadium was

completed in 1998, with the addition of the Frank H. Kenan

Football Center and the John W. Pope Stadium Box. The

state-of-the-art, 78,000-square foot football center houses

the Carolina coaches’ offices, lockerrooms, weight room,

training room, equipment room, players’ lounge, computer

labs, study areas, a 100-seat auditorium, theater and the

Hall of Honor, a multimedia history of Tar Heel football.

OUTSTANDING COACHING

Carolina’s coaching staff is one of the best in thenation. Combining 264 years of experience, theTar Heel staff brings a diverse knowledge of the

game from several schools, professionalleagues and conferences around the country. Inaddition to its vast collegiate experience, the TarHeel players benefit from the 19 years of NFLexperience from head coach John Bunting. Awinner at every stop in his coaching career,

Bunting was an NFL assistant coach for KansasCity, St. Louis and New Orleans. He was theco-defensive coordinator for the Super Bowl

champion Rams in 1999.

Head Coach JohnBunting won aSuper Bowl with theSt. Louis Rams

“A gusto for playing this great sport of football iswhat I want to give this team. I want this team toearn respect for the way it plays. It’s a fun sport,but you can’t have any fun if you’re not playinghard.”

– John Bunting

Gunter Brewer Rod Broadway Ken Browning Robbie Caldwell Dave Huxtable

Andre’Powell Jon Tenuta Gary Tranquill James Webster Jeff Connors

COACHING EXPERIENCE YEARSGary Tranquill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Ken Browning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Robbie Caldwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26James Webster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Rod Broadway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Dave Huxtable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Jon Tenuta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22John Bunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Gunter Brewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Jeff Connors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Andre’ Powell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Photos courtesy of Dan Sears, Jim Bounds and Brian Fleming

STRENGTH & CONDITIONINGTHE CORNERSTONE OF A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

“I think an athlete has to be prepared to win men-

tally, physically and emotionally, so preparing an

athlete to win encompasses a lot of areas of prepa-

ration. If an athlete is challenged in his training he

develops the proper attitude and discipline, which I

think definitely transfers to winning.”

– Jeff Connors

Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development

The Carolina Football Strength and Conditioning Staff:(sitting) Director Jeff Connors; (standing, l-r) Assistant Coach John

Williams, Graduate Assistant Jeff Kerr, Assistant Coach Clay Matthews andGraduate Assistant Brannon Simpson

TAR HEELS IN THE NFL

Ethan Albright . . . . . . . . Washington RedskinsTommy Barnhardt . . . . . Washington RedskinsDre’ Bly. . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis RamsNa Brown . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia EaglesAlge Crumpler. . . . . . . . Atlanta FalconsRussell Davis . . . . . . . . Arizona CardinalsKevin Donnalley . . . . . . Carolina PanthersDeon Dyer. . . . . . . . . . . Miami DolphinsEbenezer Ekuban . . . . . Dallas CowboysGreg Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas CowboysDauntae’ Finger. . . . . . . Tampa Bay BuccaneersStephen Fisher . . . . . . . San Francisco 49ersBernardo Harris. . . . . . . Green Bay PackersWilliam Henderson . . . . Green Bay PackersJimmy Hitchcock . . . . . . Carolina PanthersNate Hobgood-Chittick. . Kansas City ChiefsSedrick Hodge. . . . . . . . New Orleans SaintsVonnie Holliday . . . . . . . Green Bay Packers

Dwight Hollier . . . . . . . . Indianapolis ColtsLeon Johnson . . . . . . . . New York JetsFreddie Jones . . . . . . . . San Diego ChargersMarcus Jones . . . . . . . . Tampa Bay BuccaneersRandy Jordan . . . . . . . . Oakland RaidersEddie Mason. . . . . . . . . Washington RedskinsMike Morton . . . . . . . . . Green Bay PackersKeith Newman. . . . . . . . Buffalo BillsRiddick Parker. . . . . . . . Seattle SeahawksMike Pringley. . . . . . . . . San Diego ChargersRonnie Robinson. . . . . . Atlanta FalconsJeff Saturday. . . . . . . . . Indianapolis ColtsBrian Simmons . . . . . . . Cincinnati BengalsThomas Smith. . . . . . . . Chicago BearsBrandon Spoon. . . . . . . Buffalo BillsJames Wagstaff. . . . . . . Dallas CowboysBracey Walker. . . . . . . . Kansas City Chiefs

Photos courtesy of Allsport and the NFL

Of the 35 former Tar Heels onNFL rosters as of July 1, 2001,71 percent have earned their

college degrees.

North Carolina is the only ACCschool to have at least one

player selected in every NFLDraft since 1971.

“Carolina always has talented athletes with good ability and good atti-tudes. Sometimes, that means the most when we look at players. I think

the world of Coach Bunting and I know that under his leadership,Carolina will continue to produce great players.”

Philadelphia Eagles Director of Player Personnel - Tom Modrak

Members of Super Bowl Teams Since 1990

Carlton Bailey (Buffalo)Harris Barton (San Francisco)

Dre’ Bly (St. Louis)Bucky Brooks (Green Bay)

Omar Brown (Atlanta)John Bunting, Asst. Coach (St. Louis)

Nate Hobgood-Chittick (St. Louis)Reggie Clark (Green Bay)Reuben Davis (San Diego)

Antonio Goss (San Francisco)Bernardo Harris (Green Bay)

William Henderson (Green Bay)Jimmy Hitchcock (New England)

Corey Holliday (Pittsburgh)Deems May (San Diego)

Natrone Means (San Diego)Mike Morton (St. Louis)Thomas Smith (Buffalo)Oscar Sturgis (Dallas)

Lawrence Taylor (NY Giants)

SUPER BOWL TAR HEELS Harris Barton was the startingtackle on the 1989, 1990 and

1995 San Francisco 49ersSuper Bowl Teams.

FIRST ROUND PICKS (in the 1990s)

Marcus JonesEbenezer Ekuban

Brian SimmonsGreg Ellis

Vonnie Holliday Thomas Smith

Natrone Means earned ProBowl honors in 1994 after lead-ing the San Diego Chargers to

the Super Bowl.

Greg Ellis, Brian Simmons and Vonnie Holliday were all selected in the first round of the 1998 NFLDraft.

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PRO TIMING DAY AT NORTH CAROLINA

Carolina has had 23 playersselected in the NFL Draft overthe past five seasons, includ-ing last year’s four selections

– Alge Crumpler, SedrickHodge, Brandon Spoon,

Dauntae’ Finger

John Bunting played 11years in the NFL andwas an NFL assistant

coach for eight seasons.He has been an assis-tant for current NFL

coaches Dick Vermeil,Marty Schottenheimer

and Jim Haslett.

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Brian Fleming

U.S. News and World Report ranks Carolina amongthe top five “National Universities.” The same issuealso rates UNC second nationally in terms of valueamong public universities and first among southernuniversities.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

Davis Library

Kenan-Flagler Business School

University photos by Dan Sears

Newsweek magazine has cited Carolina prominently among“first-rate schools” and lists Carolina’s top academic programsin biology, chemistry, economics, English, journalism, politicalscience and sociology. Among UNC’s “plus factors” are strongacademics, high-quality facilities, a beautiful campus and nation-ally-ranked sports teams.

The Fiske Guide to Colleges describes UNC as a“powerhouse in research and education” andrefers to Carolina’s “dazzling academic reputation,top-notch faculty, a gorgeously lush campus andIvy-League ambiance with a public school price.”

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine ratesCarolina No. 1 in the United States among stateuniversities, calling UNC “a place where highachievers are in good company.”

A FEW OF CAROLINA’S MANY NOTABLE ALUMNIErskine Bowles ‘67, former White House Chief of StaffGaston Caperton ‘63, two-term governor of West VirginiaJohn Crawford ‘77, designer of the Intel 386 and 486 chipsJim Delaney ‘70, commissioner of the Big 10Clyde Edgerton ‘66, writerShelby Foote ‘39, author/historianPeter Gammons ‘67, journalist, ESPN and Boston GlobeAndy Griffith ‘49, actorMia Hamm ‘94, soccer superstarAllen Johnson ‘93, Olympic gold medalistMarion Jones ‘97, track superstarMichael Jordan ‘86, Washington Wizards President of Basketball Operations Alexander Julian ‘69, fashion designerMitch Kupchak ‘76, general manager, Los Angeles LakersCharles Kuralt ‘55, TV journalistDavis Love III ‘86, professional golferJeff MacNelly ‘69, editorial cartoonistHugh McColl ‘57, corporate bankerJill McCorkle ‘80, writerRoger Mudd ‘53, TV journalistJack Palance ‘41, Academy Award-winning actorJames K. Polk 1818, 11th President of the United StatesPaul Rizzo ‘50, chief financial officer, IBMStuart Scott ‘87, ESPN announcerPaul Wellstone ‘65, U.S. SenatorThomas Wolfe ‘20, writer

Old East Dormitory

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

In labeling Chapel Hill America’s finestcollege town, Sports Illustrated said itis “the purest example we could findof a college town that is defined by auniversity — and a good university.”

AMERICA’S TOP 10CITIES TO HAVE IT ALL:1. Burlington, Vt.2. CHAPEL HILL3. Austin, Texas4. Annapolis, Md.5. Madison, Wisc.6. Charlottesville, Va.7. Eugene, Ore.8. Portland, Maine9. Maryville, Tenn.10. Fort Collins, Colo.

-- Source: A&E television

The Triangle(Raleigh, Durhamand Chapel Hill),just a short drive

from the ocean tothe East and moun-

tains to the West,has become one of

America’s top areasin which to reside.

Great Smoky Mountains

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Photos courtesy of the North Carolina Division ofTourism, Film and Sports Development

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CAROLINA’S RICH ATHLETIC HERITAGE

Top 10 ProductEndorsers From Sportsfor 2001:

1. Tiger Woods2. MICHAEL JORDAN3. Lance Armstrong4. Anna Kournikova5. MIA HAMM 6. MARION JONES7. Andre Agassi8. Muhammad Ali9. Kobe Bryant10. Wayne Gretzky

- Source: Burns Sports and

Celebrities, Inc.

Marion Jones, theworld’s fastestwoman, won threegold medals andtwo bronzemedals at the2000 SydneyOlympics.

Mia Hamm

Davis Love III

Carolina’s men’s basketball program haswon the national title four times, includ-ing most recently in 1993 and 1982.1993 Final Four Most OutstandingPlayer Donald Williams is pictured onthe left, while Michael Jordan is seensinking the game-winning jumper againstGeorgetown in 1982 below.

Brad Smith

Allen Dean Steele

CAROLINA’S BOWL TRADITION

THE TAR HEELS WONFIVE BOWL GAMES IN

THE 1990s

1993 Peach Bowl1995 Carquest Bowl

1997 Gator Bowl1998 Gator Bowl

1998 Las Vegas Bowl

Bracey Walker had two blocked punts in the second half of Carolina’s 21-17 win over

Mississippi State in the 1993 Peach Bowl.

Oscar Davenport (right) andChris Keldorf (below) earnedMVPhonors at the 1997 and

1998 Gator Bowls, respectively.

Amos Lawrence(above) rushed for 118yards to lead Carolinapast Michigan in the1979 Gator Bowl. RickyBarden (left) and histeammates hoist theGator Bowl trophy invictory.

Dick Oliver helped lead Carolina to a 32-28 win overTexas Tech in the 1972 Sun Bowl.

Carolina played in a school-record sevenconsecutive bowl games in the 1990s.

Rod Elkins (right) quarterbackedUNC to bowl wins over Michigan,

Texas and Arkansas. The GatorBowl win over the Hogs became

known as the “Fog Bowl.”

TAR HEEL FOOTBALL TRADITION

Bob Cox, Art Weiner, Charlie Justice and Hosea Rogers (clockwisefrom top)

Carolina is one of 21 schools towin 600 games in Division I-A

history. The Tar Heels have anall-time record of 600-425-54.

TAR HEELS IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

Don McCauley became the seventh former Tar Heel to beinducted into the College Football Hall of Fame when he washonored earlier this year. McCauley rushed for 3,172 yards and29 touchdowns from 1968-70, including a then-record 1,720yards as a senior.

Carl Snavely was carried off the field after Carolina beat Texas in the 1948 season-opener. Snavely’sTar Heels finished the season ranked No. 3 by the Associated Press.

FORMER TAR HEELS IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL

HALL OF FAME

Carl Snavely

Jim Tatum

Hunter Carpenter

Charlie Justice

Barnie Poole

Art Weiner

Don McCauley

Photos by Hugh Morton

FIRST-CLASS FACILITIES

McCaskill Soccer CenterHenry Stadium

Kenan Stadium

Dean E. Smith Center

Carolina’s brand newindoor facility includesan indoor football field

and a 200-meter,six-lane track.

Jim Bounds