{"product_id":"tar-heel-madness-great-eras-in-north-carolina-basketball-9781581824742","title":"Tar Heel Madness: Great Eras in North Carolina Basketball","description":"Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is to college basketball what Augusta National is to golf. Year after year, the tradition-laden Tar Heels extend a rich hardwood legacy built by the like of Lennie Rosenbluth, Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Eric Montrose, George Lynch, Donald Williams, Vince Carter, Antawn Jamison, Phil Ford, Roy Williams, Sean May, Rashad McCants, and Raymond Felton. All have worn or led the Light Blue and White with enormous distinction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTar Heel success did not begin with the Dean Smith era. While his 36-year mark of 879-254 and two national championships made him the winningest coach in NCAA history during his watch, UNC was no stranger to winning national titles, claiming its first in 1924 and its most recent in 2005. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eTar Heel Madness\u003c\/em\u003e captures the pulse and passion of North Carolina basketball: the great players, teams, and magical moments, riveting rivals, the all-time Tar Heels team, the rosters of all five national championships squads, and more. All is told by UNC players, managers, coaches, opponents, fans, and the media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharpe, Wilton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eWILTON SHARPE\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance writer and former copy editor for the \u003cem\u003eNashville Tennessean\u003c\/em\u003e sports department. His articles have appeared \u003cem\u003ein Athlon Sports\u003c\/em\u003e publications, \u003cem\u003eNFL Insider\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGameday\u003c\/em\u003e magazines, \u003cem\u003eAthletic Administration, \u003c\/em\u003e the Cleveland Browns yearbooks, \u003cem\u003eThe Coffin Corner, Titans Exclusive, \u003c\/em\u003e and NFL.com. A former columnist for the \u003cem\u003eNashville City Paper, \u003c\/em\u003e the onetime Connecticut native currently syndicates a weekly sports content package to community newspapers. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eBulldog Madness \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBuckeye Madness.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Cumberland House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505304441106,"sku":"9781581824742","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a4dd6db3-25ed-45a1-b7ea-23c4e9d4d522.jpg?v=1730837038","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tar-heel-madness-great-eras-in-north-carolina-basketball-9781581824742","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}