Bunn Hackney

Bunn Hackney was a college basketball and football player for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was an All-Southern running guard on the basketball team, with Jack Cobb. He had previously played for Merrill Patton "Footsie" Knight at the YMCA in Durham. The origin story for the Rameses mascot is his rubbing a ram's head prior to making a 30-yard drop kick to defeat VMI 3-0 in 1924 North Carolina Tar Heels [football team|1924]. He was later a referee in both sports; a head linesman in football.