With a starting lineup of New Yorkers, the undefeated Tarheels beat a Kansas team led by Wilt Chamberlain in triple overtime to win the 1957 N.C.A.A. championship.
Source: New York Times
Lennie Rosenbluth, Who Led North Carolina to a Title, Dies at 89
Published in Deaths (Obituaries), NCAA Basketball Championships (Men), Rosenbluth, Lennie, Tarheels, University of Kansas, University of North Carolina and Wilt Chamberlain
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