TCU v UNC at the Aviva

I have not been to see UNC for years. 1999 and 2029  I never thought I would see them play live again. I followed a lot of the games last year online. My interst piqued by the Jordon + Bellicheck pairing

This is my first solo trip to Dublin. I got the time of game wrong I should have remembered 3pm pm out time is 10 am on the East Coast

I was drinking Guinnesss

UNC Cheerleaders

The UNC team being driven into the Aviva stadium. There were folk on stilts, and a band keeping people spirits up

Ramsees! He is off to the Tar Heel Tailgate which was 525 pounds a ticket

A photo taken  from4 floors high in the Avia!

It was something of a Trek

US and Irish flags- I was dismayed Ireland did not have a colour party 

I met some nice people, local lads Who loved American Football. A father and son from Texas.

 

Ademola Okulaja

 h/T Sports Illustrated

I knew his brother- I probably really annoyed him in at UNC

RIP

Former UNC Basketball Star Ademola Okulaja Dies at 46

• MADISON WILLIAMS
• MAY 17, 2022

Former North Carolina basketball star Ademola Okulaja died at the age of 46 this week, according to The News & Observer.

Okulaja had been dealing with cancer on and off since 2008. His cause of death has not been reported. 

Okulaja was born in Nigeria and grew up in Germany. He played at UNC from 1995 to ’99 as a forward. During his tenure, the Tar Heels appeared in two Final Fours in the ’97 and ’98 seasons. 

In his senior season, he was named First-Team All-ACC and UNC’s Most Valuable Player. Additionally, he was the first player in Tar Heels basketball history to lead the team in scoring, rebounding, three-pointers made and steals in one season. In the 1998–99 season, he averaged 13.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He also shot 44.2% from the field and 43.1% for three-pointers.

Nobel prize winners

My congratulations to Ramelton Man, William C Campbell, and my fellow UNC alumni

Aziz Sancar on their Nobel prizes in Medicine and Chemistry