Former Tar Heel Eric Montross passed away on Sunday, December 17th, after battling cancer for nearly a year. Montross was a beloved member of the 1993 championship team in Chapel Hill, and a color commentator for the Tar Heel Sports Network in recent years.
Montross announced that he’d been diagnosed with cancer this past March and would be receiving treatment at UNC. There were no further details given about the kind of cancer Montross was battling, but he announced that he’d continue to be away from broadcasting while undergoing ongoing treatment.
With heavy hearts we bring you this update from the family of Eric Montross.