UNC’s only retired jersey, last worn by Charlotte Smith

Where Carolina hits the showers The front room and trophy case

The players’ locker room

The team meeting room, where the Tar Heels watch film, study and relax

Page 7 0 • 2005-06 Carolina Women’s Why Tar Heels? University of North Carolina athletic teams are School Songs known as the Tar Heels because North Carolina is Alma Mater “The State.” of Tar Heel voices, Ringing clear One legend has the nickname being applied to the and true, state’s residents as long ago as the Revolutionary Singing Carolina’s praises, Shouting “NCU’. War. According to this story, the troops of British (chorus) General Cornwallis were fording what is now known Hail to the brightest star of all! Clear its radiance shine as the Tar River between Rocky Mount and Battleboro Carolina, priceless gem, Receive all praises thine. when they discovered that tar had been dumped into the (refrain) stream to impede their crossing. When they finally got For I’m a Tar Heel born, I’m a Tar Heel bred, across the river they found their feet completely black And when I die I’m a Tar Heel dead. with tar. Their observation that anyone who waded So it’s – Rah, Rah, Carolina-lina North Carolina rivers would acquire tar heels led to the Rah, Rah, Carolina-lina nickname first being used. Rah-Rah, Carolina! Others say the nickname was acquired during the War Between the Rah! Rah! Rah! States. During one of that war’s fiercest battles a column supporting Here Comes Carolina North Carolina troops was driven from the field. After the battle, the Here comes Carolina-lina, Here comes Carolina-lina North Carolinians who had successfully fought it out alone, happened to We hail from NCU meet the regiment which had fled to safety and were greeted with the We've got the team to win it, We've got the spirit in it question, “Any more tar down in the Old North State, boys?” We wear the colors white and blue “No, not a bit,” shot back one of the North Carolina soldiers. “Old So it's fight, fight, fight for Carolina Jeff’s bought it all up,” he went on, referring to Jefferson Davis, President As Davie did in days of old of the Confederacy. As we rally round the Well “Is that so? What’s he going to do with it?” Cheer that Tar Heel team like Hell “He’s going to put it on you’ns heels to make you stick better in the For the glory of NCU next fight.” Upon hearing of the incident, Robert E. Lee smiled and said to a fel- Late in the fourth period Carolina’s Bunn Hackney was called upon to low officer, “God bless the Tar Heel boys.” attempt a . Before taking the field he stopped to rub ’ A letter found in 1991 by State Archivist David Olson lends cre- head for good luck. dence to another more direct theory. A letter from Maj. Joseph Seconds later Hackney’s 30-yard dropkick sailed between the goal- Engelhard describes a fight involving men from North Carolina in posts, giving the Tar Heels a 3-0 victory and a legendary mascot. which Lee was heard to have said, “There they stand as if they have Tar Heels rams have traveled everywhere from New York City (for the tar on their heels.” Carolina-Notre Dame game in 1949) to Jacksonville for Carolina’s Gator The letter, dated August 24, 1864, told the tale of a battle on the Bowl appearances. outskirts of Petersburg, Va. Engelhard was elected secretary of state for North Carolina in 1876. School Colors Ram Mascot The adoption of light blue and white as UNC’s colors dates back to the 19th Century. When the University reopened following the Civil War, For nearly 70 years, North Carolina’s mascot has been a ram. most social activities were directed by two literary societies, the Dialectic Since Carolina’s nickname is Tar Heels, it might seem strange and Philanthropic. The official color of the Di was light blue and that of to have a ram as a mascot. It is. But, there is a good explana- the Phi white. Since society membership was compulsory for all stu- tion. It’s offered by Vic Huggins, Carolina’s head cheerleader dents, the opinions and activities of these organizations were by nature of back in 1924. circumstances all embracing. It was the custom for all men from locali- “In 1924 school spirit was at a peak,” Huggins once ties west of Chapel Hill to affiliate with the Di and generally for stu- explained. “But something seemed to be missing. One day dents from the east to become members of the Phi. it hit me. Georgia had a bulldog for a mascot and State a On public occasions the student officers, marshals and wolf. What Carolina needed was a symbol.” ball managers were chosen equally from the member- Two years earlier the Tar Heels had posted a brilliant, 9-1 ship of the two societies. It had long been the custom of football record. The star of that 1922 team was a bruising full- each society for its members to wear its color on such back named Jack Merritt. Merritt was nicknamed “the bat- occasions. However, the chief marshal and chief ball tering ram” for the way he plunged into lines. It seemed manager, one from the Di and the other from the Phi, wore natural to Huggins to link a mascot with Merritt’s unusual combination light blue and white regalias and rosettes signi- sobriquet. fying that they represented the whole student body. “Charlie Woollen, the athletic business manager at that time, Later, when intercollegiate athletics were established, the agreed with the idea and gave us $25 to purchase a fitting mascot,” question of what to wear became a problem. Certainly, the said Huggins. students wanted to be associated with the University, but the Rameses the First was shipped in from Texas, arriving just in time school had no official colors. So it seemed only natural for to be introduced at a pep rally before the VMI game. Complete with the fans to adorn themselves with the same combination as a monogram blanket on his back, Rameses helped make the pep rally that used by the chief marshals and ball managers, colors one of the school’s greatest. which represented not membership in a society, but a Then the ram was taken to Emerson Field where Carolina was an University student body. underdog to a strong VMI team. But, for three quarters the Tar Heels battled the visitors to a scoreless tie.

2005-06 Carolina Women’s Basketball • Page 7 1 Rasheed Wallace One of 13 former Tar Heels with NBA Championship rings

Mia Hamm The long-time National Team standout is one of many UNC women’s soccer players to represent the U.S. B.J. Surhoff Baltimore Orioles

Davis Love III PGA Tour standout

Tar Heel fans celebrate Roy Williams a football victory against Miami at Kenan Coached UNC to Stadium in 2004 the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship

Marion Jones One of UNC’s Olympic Gold Medalists Coaching Legend Dean Smith Charlotte Smith After an All- America career at UNC, she is one of nine Tar Heels to have been drafted Julius Peppers into the WNBA The second pick in the and now plays 2002 NFL Draft, he is one of for the 16 Tar Heels to have been Washington selected in the first round Mystics

UNC’s Athletic Tradition • Merchandise bearing the UNC logo is the top-selling collegiate athletic gear in the country. • In 2003, the Carolina athletic department was ranked the best in the ACC and fifth in the nation by Sports Illustrated. • Carolina leads all ACC schools with 33 team national championships. • UNC annually ranks as one of the top schools in the NACDA Director’s Cup competition, a national all-sports competition. The Tar Heels won the cup in 1993-94 and have ranked in the top 10 in 10 of the last 12 years. Tar Heel teams have won 33 national titles

Michael Jordan Hit the winning shot in the 1982 NCAA title game before going on to NBA stardom

As a junior, Courtney Bumpers won the 2005 NCAA gymnastics floor exercise title

2005-06 Carolina Women’s Basketball • Page 7 3 Dean E. Smith Carmichael Auditorium

Eddie Smith Fieldhouse and Belk Track

Kenan Stadium

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UNC Softball Complex

Boshamer Stadium Koury Natatorium

2005-06 Carolina Women’s Basketball • Page 7 5 1998 WNBA Rookie of the Year

Tar Heels in the WNBA Draft 1998 • Tracy Reid, first round, seventh pick overall (Charlotte) 1999 • Charlotte Smith, third round, 33nd pick overall (Charlotte) 2001 • LaQuanda Barksdale, first round, 12th pick overall (Portland) • Juana Brown, fourth round, 49th pick overall (Seattle) 2002 • , first round, fifth pick overall (Portland, Nikki Teasley and Coach traded to L.A.) at the 2002 WNBA Draft • Jackie Higgins, second round, 32nd pick overall (Los Angeles) 2003 Nikki Teasley • Coretta Brown, first round, 11th pick overall (San Antonio, traded to Indiana) • , third round, 33rd pick overall (Phoenix) 2003 WNBA All-Star Game MVP 2005 • Nikita Bell, second round, 20th pick overall (Detroit)

• Sylvia Crawley joined the league as a free agent in 2000 Page 7 6 • 2005-06 Carolina Women’s Basketball Carolina Players in the Pro Ranks UNC players in the WNBA LaQuanda Barksdale (2001-02); San Antonio Silver Stars (2003) Coretta Brown (2003-05) Sylvia Crawley Portland Fire (2000-02); San Antonio Silver Stars (2003) Tracy Reid (1998-2000); Smith-Taylor (2001-02); (2003) Charlotte Smith-Taylor Charlotte Sting (1999-2004); (2005) Nikki Teasley Los Angeles Sparks (2002-05)

UNC playe r s fo rm e rly in the American Basketball Leag u e Sylvia Crawley: Colorado Xplosion, Portland Power Tonya Sampson: Portland Power Charlotte Smith: Colorado Xplosion, San Jose Lasers

UNC playe r s curre n t l y or fo rm e rly playing ove r s e a s Charlotte Smith-Taylor Nikita Bell, Tresa Brown, Juana Brown, Sylvia Crawley, Natasha Washington Mystics Davis, Jessica Gaspar, Lori Gear, Jackie Higgins, Stephanie Lawrence, Pam Leake, Kenya McBee, Dawn Royster, Tonya Sampson, Charlotte Smith, Nicole Walker, Sheneika Walker

Coretta Brown Indiana Fever

LaQuanda Barksdale Quick Sylvia Crawley San Antonio Silver Stars San Antonio Silver Stars

Photos courtesy of the WNBA 2005-06 Carolina Women’s Basketball • Page 7 7