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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
What Exactly is a Tarheel?-- Part 1: And What About their Mascot
From Al.com.
Just last Monday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tarheels beat Villanova in a close game to win the NCAA Nation basketball Championship for 2017. Of all the "Big Guys" in college basketball, the Tarheels are my favorite, so i was happy.
But, inquiring minds in Alabama wanted to know what a Tarheel is. And what about that ram mascot?
Of course, I would like to know what a Crimson Tide and elephant have to do with the University of Alabama myself?
According to the UNC-Chapel Hill athletic department, there are two stories as to how the name came to be. One dates to the American Revolution and a dastardly deed committed by Americans on the unsuspecting British soldiers.
The other explanation deals with soldiers razzing one another during the Civil War.
More On This Later. --RoadDog
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