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Barnes, Ernest Eugene [Ernie]

Written by

Agan, Kelly;

Article published: 2016

Card, Wilbur Wade

Written by

Green, C. Sylvester;

Article published: 1979

Earnhardt, Dale

Written by

Case, Steven;

Article published: 2010

Emerson, Isaac Edward

Written by

Blackburn, George T., II;

Article published: 1986

Enos "Country" Slaughter

Written by

Case, Steven;

Article published: 2010

Gabriel, Roman

Written by

Case, Steven;

Article published: 2010

Graves, Ernest

Written by

Caldwell, Martha B.;

Article published: 1986

Hamm, Marial Margaret "Mia"

Written by

Case, Steven;

Article published: 2010

Hobbs, Allan Wilson

Written by

Hood, Henry G., Jr.;

Article published: 1988

Hunter, James "Catfish"

Written by

Case, Steven;

Article published: 2010

Jerome Davis: North Carolina's First World Champion Bull Rider

Written by

Rutherford, Rocky;

Article published: 2010

Jordan, Michael

Written by

Case, Steven;

Article published: 2010

Jordan, Michael

So Much More than Space Jam

Written by

Thompson, Taylor;

Article published: 2020

Justice, Charlie "Choo Choo"

Written by

Case, Steven;

Article published: 2009

Leonard, "Sugar Ray" Charles

Written by

Article published: 2014

Lyon, George Leonidas

Written by

Flannagan, Clara H. R.;

Article published: 1991

McDonald, Angus Morris (Monk)

Written by

Sumner, Jim L.;

Article published: 1991

Mel A. Tomlinson: Rubber-Band Man

Written by

Cecelski, David S.;

Article published: March 11, 2007

Murray, William David

Written by

Sumner, Jim L.;

Article published: 1991

North Carolina Sports Figures: Olympic Athletes and Coaches in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

Written by

Agan, Kelly;

Article published: 2016

North Carolina's NCAA Tournament Champions

Written by

Agan, Kelly;

Article published: 2017

Page, Estelle Lawson

Written by

Sumner, Jim L.;

Article published: 1994

Palmer, Arnold

Written by

Article published: 2010

Petty Family

Written by

Case, Steven;

Article published: 2010

Saunooke, Osley Bird

Written by

Conway, Robert O.;

Article published: 1994

Shore, Ernest Grady

Written by

Sumner, Jim L.;

Article published: 1994

Sir Archie

Written by

Wegner, Ansley Herring;

Article published: 2006

Smith, Dean Edwards

Written by

Kemp, Amy;

Article published: 2017

Snavely, Carl Gray

Written by

Sumner, Jim L.;

Article published: 1994

Suggs, George Franklin

Written by

Sumner, Jim L.;

Article published: 1994

Tatum, James Moore

Written by

Riley, Jack;

Article published: 1996

The 2023-2024 College Sports Season of North Carolina State University

Written by

Daniel, Jennifer;

Article published: 2025

Thorpe, James Francis

Written by

Reising, R. W.;

Article published: 1996

Tomlinson, Mel Alexander

Written by

Article published: 2015

Wilhelm, James Hoyt

Written by

Hogg, Kevin;

Article published: 2014

Woodall, Charles Lawrence, Jr.

Written by

Sumner, Jim L.;

Article published: 1996

Wynne, William (Will) Andrew

Written by

Powell, William S.;

Article published: 1996

Zachary, Jonathan Thompson Walton

Written by

Sumner, Jim L.;

Article published: 1996