On February 9, 1956, basketball legend Phil Ford was born in Kannapolis.Ford was raised in Rocky Mount, where he graduated from high school in 1974.As a point guard at UNC-Chapel Hill, he led the basketball team to four NCAA tournaments. Ford’s accolades during his college career were many. In 1978, he capped off his senior year by winning the coveted John R. Wooden Award, given annually to the country’s most outstanding college basketball player.He graduated that year with a degree in business administration.
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When you think of a hospital, an innovative art program probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Late last week, Sec. Susan Kluttz saw first-hand how the two can actually work very well together. The Secretary visited the North Carolina Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill with Gov. Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. Childhood cancer awareness is a cause that is close to the heart of the First Lady.
All this month we’re bringing you stories from North Carolina’s black history. Check back here each weekday for a new tidbit from our state’s African American’s past.