2011 North Carolina Media Guide
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BRIAN BLADOS, OFFENSIVE TACKLE, 1983 When two Carolina tailbacks ran for over 1,000 yards in 1983, much of that yardage came behind Blados. The 6-6, 305-pound left tackle dominated the line of scrimmage as Carolina set a school total offense record and finished seventh nationally in yardage. Blados was named on 90 of 100 ballots in voting for the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team. He was a first round choice by the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL draft. HARRIS BARTON, OFFENSIVE TACKLE, 1986 Barton was a four-year starter for the Tar Heels, first at center and then at tackle. With so many teams playing even-man front defenses, Barton was moved to tackle in 1984 to take better advantage of his skills. He excelled at left tackle, the key blocking spot in the Carolina passing game. As a senior, he led an offensive line which helped the Tar Heels rank first in the Atlantic Coast Conference and sixth nationally in total offense. An excellent student, he was chosen for a post-graduate scholarship by the National Football Foundation and was a first-round selection in the NFL draft. PAT CROWLEY, OFFENSIVE GUARD, 1989 Crowley was a standout offensive guard and a leader of the first of Mack Brown’s teams. He won first- team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in 1987, 1988 and 1989 and became only the second offensive lineman in conference history to win three all-league honors (Virginia’s Jim Dombrowski was the other). He started every game in his college career and helped open the way for a pair of 1,000-yard backs (Derrick Fenner in 1986 and Kennard Martin in 1988). He is one of three Tar Heels to be named first- team All-ACC in three seasons. BRACEY WALKER, FREE SAFETY, 1993 The first Carolina defensive back to ever receive first- team All-America honors by a major organization, Walker burst onto the scene in 1992 when he was one of the stars of the Peach Bowl win over Mississippi State. Walker blocked two punts in that game, returned one of them for a tying touchdown and set up the game-winning interception with a jarring colli- sion. He was the Defensive MVP of the Peach Bowl. In 1993 he led the Tar Heels with 100 tackles and was the co-leading vote-getter on the All-ACC first team defense. He also blocked four more punts, two of which were recovered in the end zone by Carolina, and was named the National Special Teams Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated. Year BRACEY WALKER - CAREER STATISTICS Pri A 1990 24 1991 13 1992 50 1993 46 18 12 46 54 Hits 42 25 96 FC 2 0 0 100 3 Totals 133 130 263 5 PBU INT 0 3 4 7 14 0 0 3 1 4 Marcus Jones posted seven sacks and 19 tackles for losses in 1995 en route to the ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors. MARCUS JONES, DEFENSIVE TACKLE, 1995 Jones became the first Tar Heel to earn consensus first-team All-America honors since Harris Barton in 1986 and the first defensive lineman since William Fuller in 1982-83. Jones had 25 career sacks and finished with 222 tackles. That included 46 behind the line of scrimmage. He broke Lawrence Taylor’s school record for sacks and held that mark until Greg Ellis broke the record in 1997. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 and earned first-team All-ACC honors for the second straight season. He became the first Tar Heel defender to repeat all-conference selections since Tim Goad in 1986-87. As a senior he had a career- high 94 tackles, despite facing constant double- and triple-team efforts. He registered an ACC-leading 19 tackles for losses for 74 yards, seven of which were quarterback sacks. He was hampered in the first half of the season by a knee sprain. Over the last five weeks, however, he averaged 10.8 tackles per game and had 16 tackles for losses for 65 yards, including six sacks for 41 yards, and pressured the quarterback 13 times. Quite fittingly, Jones capped his career by sacking Arkansas quarterback Barry Lunney on the Razorbacks’ final offensive play in Carolina’s 20-10 win in the 1995 Carquest Bowl. Year MARCUS JONES - CAREER STATISTICS Pri A Hits 1992 10 6 16 1993 30 20 50 1994 39 23 62 1995 53 41 94 TFL 4-6 QB 1-1 10.5-89 8.5-76 15 12.5-56 7.5-44 21 19-74 7-48 20 Totals 132 90 222 46-225 24-169 57 Year 1996 1997 1998 Pres 1 Harris Barton was an excellent student-athlete at Carolina from 1983-86. He was a first-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers and was chosed for a post-graduate by the NFL. DRE’ BLY, CORNERBACK, 1996-97 The first freshman in ACC history to earn consensus first-team All-America honors, Bly became just the fifth freshman in NCAA history to be named to the Associated Press All-America first team in 1996. He was also a first-team All-America selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and Athlon Sports and a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the National Defensive Back of the Year. He earned Atlantic Coast Conference first-team hon- ors and was the league’s Rookie of the Year. He is the only UNC freshman to earn first-team All-America honors. He made two second-half interceptions, broke up two passes and had seven tackles against West Virginia in the 1997 Gator Bowl. Bly led the nation in interceptions and interceptions per game. He set an ACC single-season interceptions record with 11, one more than Bob Sullivan of Maryland had in 10 games in 1965. The Chesapeake, Va. native had three multi- interception games, including three against Georgia Tech, two at Florida State and two at Virginia. In 1997, Bly became the first player in UNC history to repeat consensus first-team All-America honors. He had five interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown in a comeback win over Virginia. In 1998, he set the ACC all-time record with his 20th interception (not counting the two he had in the Gator Bowl). He was named first-team All-America by the Walter Camp Foundation. Bly is the only player in ACC history to earn first-team All-America honors on three occasions. DRE’ BLY - CAREER STATISTICS Pri A Hits INT 24 17 31 Totals 72 8 9 32 26 13 44 30 102 11 5 4 20 PBU 13 4 10 27 110 • TarHeelBlue.com