The University of North Carolina basketball legend Phil Ford is recovering after undergoing surgery Tuesday for prostate cancer, WRAL reports.The university said Ford was diagnosed as a result of ...

Phil Ford, one of the best players in UNC basketball history, is this week’s guest on “Sports Legends of the Carolinas.” Ford was a lot of things for UNC — the 1978 National Player of the ...

1988: Head coach Dean Smith, center, sits with assistant coaches Bill Guthridge, left, and Phil Ford, right, on the bench during a North Carolina Tar Heels game. Mandatory Credit: Allen Dean Steele ...

Phil Ford has been a part of the Carolina program ... Ford approves of the choice of new UNC coach Hubert Davis. “Coach Smith always had a saying: It’s what’s best for the team on the ...

UNC is one of the very best to ever do it, with a legacy that only a small handful of schools can hope to match. Coaches like Frank McGuire, Dean Smith and Roy Williams. Players like Phil Ford ...

The University of North Carolina has a rich basketball history. The program has been home to legends of the game over the years with names like Phil Ford, Lennie Rosenbluth, Michael Jordan and ...

"Mike is great, don't get me wrong, but Phil Ford is the best to do it at Carolina ... and 1.7 steals per game at UNC. He earned two first-team All-American honors and was the ACC Player of ...

Phil Ford was considered one of the best natural athletes ever to play basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 1970s era before Michael Jordan arrived, with skills like being able to ...