North Carolina Tar Heels: Things Fans Should Be Thankful For
By Jordan Falls
![CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 06: The North Carolina Tar Heels wear #24 warmup jerseys to honor former player Walter Davis, who recently died, before the game against the Radford Highlanders at the Dean E. Smith Center on November 06, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 06: The North Carolina Tar Heels wear #24 warmup jerseys to honor former player Walter Davis, who recently died, before the game against the Radford Highlanders at the Dean E. Smith Center on November 06, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/0971b2416bfba87cd8f6d3df1869d7364aed4364947d526dfd641abb81a485df.jpg)
National Championships
I mean, we had to mention this one, right? It’s not a player or a person but a collective of great teams that have come together to create a culture of winning National Championships. North Carolina Tar Heels fans have to be thankful for this. We have one of the greatest athletic departments in the entire country and the rich history of winning championships at the conference and national level can’t be taken for granted.
The UNC Athletics Department has won fifty (50) team National Titles throughout its history, including the UNC Field Hockey National Championship most recently. That is seventeen (17) more than any other ACC school. Some schools are “football schools,” some schools are “basketball schools,” the University of North Carolina is an everything school.
How often do the Tar Heels win a National Championship? Well, pretty often…
Every 4 year class at #UNC since 1977 has had at least one national championship to celebrate during their time as students. Unbelievable.
— Countesses of UNC (@CountessesofUNC) November 19, 2023
University of National Champions.
🩵🏑🏆#GoHeels #GDTBATH
An incredible stat and something to be thankful for as North Carolina Tar Heels fans. So, as you gather around to eat your turkey with family and friends, don’t forget the people and things that we should be thankful for in Chapel Hill, too.