Bill Friday: A giant in North Carolina

Bill Friday: A giant in North Carolina, Durham Herald Sun (blog), Oct. 14, 2012. Bill Friday, 92, was not just an educator. To many in our state, he was the University of North Carolina system. William Clyde Friday was born in Raphine, Va., in 1920. He graduated with a degree in textile manufacturing and was senior class president at what would become North Carolina State University.