A pair of former Carolina stars are part of the latest class to join the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Jason Brown of the UNC football team and Jerry Stackhouse of the men’s basketball team will be enshrined in the Hall on April 21 in Raleigh.

Brown, who is originally from Henderson, N.C. and attended Northern Vance High School, did not miss a single game for the Tar Heels in four seasons playing along the offensive line. He was named first team All-ACC during his senior season in 2004 and went on to play 100 games in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams. Though Brown is no longer in the league, he has made headlines in retirement by starting “First Fruits Farm,” which provides hunger relief to eastern North Carolina families.

Born and raised in Kinston, N.C., Jerry Stackhouse is one of the most recognizable names from several outstanding UNC men’s basketball teams in the 1990s. He played under head coach Dean Smith for two years, winning ACC Tournament MVP as a freshman in 1994. As a sophomore, Stackhouse helped lead the Tar Heels to the Final Four in 1995. That season Stackhouse was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Southeast Regional, Sports Illustrated’s National Player of the Year and a first team All-American. He was selected No. 3 overall in the 1995 NBA Draft and earned a pair of All-Star selections while scoring more than 16,000 points in his career. Stackhouse currently serves as the head coach at Vanderbilt.

“This year’s class joining the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame once again reflects the great variety and rich sports heritage that the hall highlights for our state,” said Jerry McGee, president of the hall’s Board of Directors. “This group and their collective accomplishments in specific areas, from great athletes to highly successful coaches to special contributors, create another exciting chapter for the hall.”

According to UNC, Brown and Stackhouse are the 65th and 66th members of the Hall of Fame with “direct connections” to the university either as a player, coach, administrator or media member.

More information about the museum, including tickets for the induction ceremony, can be found here.

 

Featured image via Associated Press/Bob Jordan


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