Championship
By KATHY NORCROSS
Staff Writer -
It was a moment that could not be recap
tured. UNC 63 - Georgetown 62 in New
Orleans, 1982. Yet so many enterprising peo
ple have tried.
Bumper stickers have changed the meaning
of the abbreviation UNC to "University of
National Champions." License plates, T
shirts, cups and glasses boldly state that North
Carolina is No." 1.
Loyal fans have purchased miniature imita
tions of the team's plaque; and a brilliant
blue, grape-tasting soda has been sold in a
special can which is a collector's item in itself.
Though these items are numerous, two books
have been published which provide a broader
view of the season.
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tional Championship, costs 24.95. Whitey
Kelley, former sports editor for The Charlotte
Observer, is the editor, and Sports Illustrated
is a major contributor. Frank McGuire wrote
the forward which explains how he hired the
hard-working coach, Dean Smith.
"No coach in my time ever deserved an
NCAA Championship more than Dean Smith,
and I'm glad I was there to see him win it,"
McGuire wrote.
; Costing only $19.95, March to the Top is
written by Chapel Hill resident Art Chansky
with special comments by Eddie Fogler. The
book describes not only the glory, but also the '
pain and struggles that the team had to over
come to reach the top. It introduces the reader
to the coaches and players who together form- ,
ed the exceptional team which won the Na
tional Championship.
Chansky said that he had been planning the
book even before the team won, but because ;
UNC has come so close so many times before,
the book would only be worthy of completion
if the team won.
So far the book has been very successful; it
is getting ready to go into its second printing.
Part of the reason for its success is the input
from Fogler. And for this book, North Caro
lina consented to open the books which ex
plain in detail how each player was recruited.
Through his photographs, alumnus Hugh
, Morton adds a unique aspect to the book.
-Chansky calls Morton the "White House
photographer" because he is able to go into
places like locker rooms that most people can
not enter, and take pictures that rhost people
do not have access to.
In 1957, the last time UNC won the title, a
soft cover booklet was published, and now 25
years later it is a collectors item. March to the
Top continues the tradition and will always
remind Tar Heel fans of the team's trium
phant victory. ' ,
The wide variety of mementos attempt to
capture the memories, buf none will ever be
able to do complete justice to that team.
"It was a very special year and a very
special team," Chansky said.
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