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aeneas01
07-18-2010, 07:33 AM
a 1948 shot of north carolina great charlie justice:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/aeneas1/q01.jpg

reunited with his game used jersey, 55 years later:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/aeneas1/q02.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/aeneas1/q03.jpg

short bio:

After the war, Justice was heavily recruited by both Duke and North Carolina. Being a war veteran, he knew he had no need of a college scholarship. Justice sent a proposal to both universities. Allow him to attend on his G.I. tuition money and give the scholarship to his wife. Only North Carolina accepted this. Thus Justice attended and played football at UNC where he played tailback for four years. While there, he was named an All-American in 1948 and 1949, and finished second in the Heisman Trophy. Wikipedia.

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AutographAddiction
01-06-2011, 10:53 PM
Awesome!!!

sox83cubs84
01-07-2011, 04:34 PM
And he's a WW2 veteran on top of it all...a gridiron hero, and, more importantly, an American hero!!:D

Dave Miedema

both-teams-played-hard
01-07-2011, 09:23 PM
Here is a Choo-Choo jersey that sold a few years ago:
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/8900/choo1.jpg

In my homestate of North Carolina, he is a bigger legend than MJ.
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/9616/choochoojustice.jpg

AutographAddiction
01-07-2011, 10:11 PM
How much did that go for?!?!?!? I NEED THAT!

both-teams-played-hard
01-07-2011, 10:48 PM
How much did that go for?!?!?!? I NEED THAT!
'07 Heritage for $5,078

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4431/66224927.jpg

AutographAddiction
01-07-2011, 11:10 PM
Well, I don't NEED to pay that much... But that would be awesome. How are you finding these pictures? Just google?

both-teams-played-hard
01-07-2011, 11:18 PM
The Choo-Choo photos I had saved on my harddrive. I have many Carolina b-ball photos on my website under photo archives. My screen name plus dot com. I literally have 1,000s more random sports photos saved on my computer. I also own tons of negatives, slides and hard copies. Carolina stuff is my favorite.

AutographAddiction
01-07-2011, 11:27 PM
Do you happen to have many 1980 UNC football photo's...?

Or many of Will Graves from the first Michigan State game in 2008 or the BC game in 2009?

THANKS!

both-teams-played-hard
01-08-2011, 03:18 AM
Do you happen to have many 1980 UNC football photo's...?

Or many of Will Graves from the first Michigan State game in 2008 or the BC game in 2009?

THANKS!

Nothing from this century. But my hoarding alter ego has many years of back issues of mid 80s "Carolina Blue" in my mom's attic.

AutographAddiction
01-08-2011, 11:13 AM
Well if you ever find any pictures of UNC football, 1980 season, white jerseys. Please share with me!

Thank you!