It’s been 45 years since John Bunting co-captained Carolina’s 1971 ACC championship team. It’s been 15 since he coached his Tar Heel squad to one of the school’s most memorable wins ever—that 41-9 shellacking of Florida State in the home opener in 2001. And this fall it will be one decade since his tenure as Carolina’s head coach came to an end.
Each of those junctures will be connected when Bunting is inducted into the Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame. The likes of Alge Crumpler, Sonny Jurgensen and Roman Gabriel have already been honored, and now it’s Bunting’s turn to be among those feted around a golf tournament on Saturday, April 30, and a banquet the following night at the Burney Center on the campus of UNC-Wilmington.