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Former UNC President Bill Friday dies at 92

Former UNC President Bill Friday dies at 92, Charlotte Observer, News & Observer, Associated Press et al, Oct. 12, 2012. William “Bill” Friday, the man who personified higher education in the state,  died at his home in Chapel Hill early Friday. Though widely associated with Chapel Hill, Friday was actually an alumnus of rival NC State University, earning a degree in textiles in 1941.