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1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels Men's Basketball Team
The 1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the fourth varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina. Roster and schedule Practice for the upcoming season, along with try-outs, was scheduled to start in November. Meb Long was announced as captain for the team. ''The Tar Heel'' reported that practices typically last around two hours, including time for dressing and showering. Long put together a preliminary schedule that was published by ''The Tar Heel'' on December 11. The schedule included fourteen games, three of which were to happen before the new year. The schedule included a game in Raleigh against University of Georgia, Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.), and the University of Virginia, among others. In advance of the first game, the team was practicing every day. A writer for ''The Tar Heel'' that the talent for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Cartmell
Nathaniel John Cartmell (January 13, 1883 – August 23, 1967), also known as Nat and Nate, was an American Athletics (sport), athlete who won medals at two editions of the Olympic Games. Importantly, Nate was on first racially integrated Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's medley relay, Men's Medley relay team that won Olympic gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 London Olympics, which Nate helped form and featured Nate's fellow University of Pennsylvania alumnus and former teammate, Dr. John Taylor (relay runner), John Baxter Taylor Jr., the first black athlete in America to win a gold medal in the Olympics. Nate is also known for being the first head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team Nickname While the reason why Cartmell was nicknamed "Bloody Neck" is not entirely known, author Ken Rappoport speculates that it either comes from his use of the term Bloody due to the fact his family came from Cartmel, England, or from the fact that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
