University of North Carolina Athletics
Patterson Medal Winners
Merle Bonner
- Induction:
- 1925
- Class:
- 1925
1925— Merle D. Bonner: Football, Baseball (Beaufort, N.C)
Captain, and played left fielder and catcher on the 1924 and 1925 baseball teams. Halfback on the football team. Nicknamed “Rabbit,” he fractured his arm but played for another quarter and scored a touchdown before being removed in the 1925 football game against Duke, which the Tar Heels won 41-0. Was president of the Carolina Athletic Association for the 1923-24 school year and a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. After graduating, Bonner attended UNC Medical School.
Captain, and played left fielder and catcher on the 1924 and 1925 baseball teams. Halfback on the football team. Nicknamed “Rabbit,” he fractured his arm but played for another quarter and scored a touchdown before being removed in the 1925 football game against Duke, which the Tar Heels won 41-0. Was president of the Carolina Athletic Association for the 1923-24 school year and a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. After graduating, Bonner attended UNC Medical School.
Carolina Insider: Rapid Reactions – Men’s Basketball vs. Wake Forest – January 10, 2026
Sunday, January 11
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Sunday, January 11
Carolina Insider: Rapid Reactions pres. by Modelo – Men’s Basketball vs. Wake Forest – January 10, 2026
Saturday, January 10
MBB: Tar Heels Slide Past Wake Forest, 87-84
Saturday, January 10
