Showing posts with label Tarheels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tarheels. Show all posts
Friday, April 14, 2017
The Name Tarheel Has A Connection to the American Revolution
Today, I wrote about the American Revolution connection to the name of the University of North Carolina's Tarheels name in my Down Da Road I Go Blog.
To see what it was, click on the Down Da Road I Go site on the Blogs I Follow area to the right.
--DaTarCootheel
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Them Tarheels
From the July 8th Keeping it Heel "So What Is a Tarheel?" by Bryant.
People know the name TARHEEL is the nickname of the state's university and of the state. But where did they get it? Exactly what is a Tarheel? Surely it isn't a type of a goat as the school's mascot appears to be.
There are two stories. One I will blog here and the other in a bit on my Civil War blog "Saw the Elephant."
The first story goes to the Revolutionary War. British soldiers under Lord Cornwallis were fording a river in the eastern part of the state on their way to Yorktown. When they got to the other side, they discovered their feet were covered with tar, a product of the pine trees and naval stores that the state produced.
Some say the North Carolina soldiers dumped tar in the river to slow the British advance down. The British supposedly said that if you wade in a North Carolina river you're likely to get tar on your heels.
I wonder if they were fording through the Tar River or going to Tarboro?
Well, Shiver Me Timbers and Patch It With Tar. --Cooter
People know the name TARHEEL is the nickname of the state's university and of the state. But where did they get it? Exactly what is a Tarheel? Surely it isn't a type of a goat as the school's mascot appears to be.
There are two stories. One I will blog here and the other in a bit on my Civil War blog "Saw the Elephant."
The first story goes to the Revolutionary War. British soldiers under Lord Cornwallis were fording a river in the eastern part of the state on their way to Yorktown. When they got to the other side, they discovered their feet were covered with tar, a product of the pine trees and naval stores that the state produced.
Some say the North Carolina soldiers dumped tar in the river to slow the British advance down. The British supposedly said that if you wade in a North Carolina river you're likely to get tar on your heels.
I wonder if they were fording through the Tar River or going to Tarboro?
Well, Shiver Me Timbers and Patch It With Tar. --Cooter
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Back Then: Dean Smith Arrives
From the August 2nd Wilmington (NC) Star News Back Then Column.
The August 3, 1961, paper was full of stories about the departure of head North Carolina basketball coach Frank McGuire and his replacement, one Dean Smith, at age 30.
Frank McGuire had led the 1957 Tarheel squad to an NCAA Championship with a perfect 32-0 record. McGuire was leaving to take over coaching duties at the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA.
After awhile, Dean Smith obviously made folks forget about McGuire.
If He Was a College Dean, Would You Address Him as Dean Dean Smith? --Cooter
The August 3, 1961, paper was full of stories about the departure of head North Carolina basketball coach Frank McGuire and his replacement, one Dean Smith, at age 30.
Frank McGuire had led the 1957 Tarheel squad to an NCAA Championship with a perfect 32-0 record. McGuire was leaving to take over coaching duties at the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA.
After awhile, Dean Smith obviously made folks forget about McGuire.
If He Was a College Dean, Would You Address Him as Dean Dean Smith? --Cooter
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