Freddie Kiger
Freddie Kiger’s Trivia Quiz
Posted by Freddie Kiger | Dec 14, 2016 | Freddie Kiger's Trivia Quiz
Freddie Kiger: “They Are My Heroes”
Posted by Freddie Kiger | Mar 8, 2014 | Guest Column
Freddie Kiger’s speech on heroes and heroism, delivered February 23, 2014 at WCHL’s Hometown Heroes recognition lunch.
Read More85 And Counting
Posted by Freddie Kiger | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
I love it when history plays a trump card. One’s been played Saturday when the Heels host the ACC-departing Maryland Terrapins. It’s November 24th and that makes this date the 85th to-the-day anniversary of the Dedication Game...
Read MoreFranklin Street Of Sighs
Posted by Freddie Kiger | Nov 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week a topic for Homecoming. I started thinking about it last Sunday morning. It was quiet downtown—a good time for reflection. Alone, I shuffled past storefronts and took a perch on the wall that separates town and...
Read MoreHeel, Ram, Gym, Java
Posted by Freddie Kiger | Oct 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
OK, for our game against football arch-rival NC State, stories about a Heel, a ram, a gym and java. First, the timeless question, “What’s a Tar Heel?” Well, there are several versions but, for the one I’ve heard most, let’s...
Read MoreMore Than An Old Well Walk
Posted by Freddie Kiger | Oct 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today, we’re going to accessorize the Old Well Walk. Many of you may gather Saturday morning to watch UNC players and coaches lumber from the Old Well to Kenan Stadium. Well, as they go to perhaps make history, they’re wading...
Read MoreStory Of Manning Drive
Posted by Freddie Kiger | Sep 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
For this home game against Idaho, no arboretum and no water tower tale but something like it. We’re going to spin the story of something I bet a bunch of you make use of Saturday. Some of you may use it on the way in. Some...
Read MoreA 'Towering' Story!
Posted by Freddie Kiger | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Well, for this home game, I’ve got a story about a landmark that many of you use to tell people how to find your tailgate. It’s on the South Side of the stadium and it’s not Memorial Hospital, the UNC Infirmary or Morrison...
Read MoreSwinging Through The Arb'
Posted by Freddie Kiger | Aug 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
For this season of Carolina Football, my route has changed. For 26 years, I strolled down Pritchard Avenue, cut across Rosemary, Franklin, Columbia and Cameron Streets then coursed my way past Memorial Hall, through Polk Place,...
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