University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Yackety Yack Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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... t i mc TflR HEELS (4 cUcUcate t c4. o The footsteps of Tor Heels run all through this book to cover many fields of interest. One of the most important paths in 1946 was that between goal posts in Kenan Stadium and stadiums from Balti- more to New Orleans. These steps have a perma- nency; they ore planted on the record, one of the memorable records in Carolina football history. Therefore, we dedicate this Yackety Yack to the boys who wear the white and blue of Carolina. They earned the Southern Conference crown and a bid to play in the New Year ' s classic Sugar Bowl game at New Orleans. Our team has given us spectacular play to IhI fp ' 4 . »iw . m» ?» I ' ' HI II '

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watch, fighting spirit to encourage, victories to celebrate, and sportsmanship ond triumphs to be proud of. We have supported our team, but more than that, our team has supported our faith in them. It is fitting that this year we owe more than one person the honor of this book. It is encouraging that we can dedicate our work to a group representing the return to normalcy at the University. Carolina is not back to high pre-war levels; it is up to higher post-war levels. The 1946 football team and its record are symbolic of the improvement added to reconstruction and expansion that is taking place here — around and within us. - J taJh TM I tl MINI M - - ' -