The 1972 NFL Draft was two long days for North Carolina outside linebacker John Bunting.
“There were a lot of people, mostly in my family, that thought I’d go the first day. I was a little more realistic knowing that I’d probably go a lot later than that,” says Bunting, who is Thursday’s Honorary Alumni Captain presented by Santander. “But to go to the Eagles which was not my favorite team growing up, I really had no idea what Philadelphia was like. I’d never been there in my life.
“Back then, you couldn’t watch football every day.