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Dee Hardison
Football
Inducted: 2007
- Native of Newton Grove, NC
- First defensive player at the University of North Carolina to earn first-team All-America honors (1977) without being a two-way performer
- Mainstay of the 1977 Tar Heel defense that allowed just 10 touchdowns in 11 games and led the country in scoring defense (7.4 points per game)
- Enjoyed a 10-year career in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers, and Kansas City Chiefs