University of North Carolina Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Hayden Hunter
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Stephen F. Austin
Joined the team as a walk-on prior to the 2007 season • Was a three-year starter at inside linebacker at S.F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas • Earned all-district honors • Served as team captain • Named to Max Emfinger's All-America list • Registered 133 tackles, forced four fumbles, recovered four fumbles and picked off a pass for a touchdown as a senior • Also a standout baseball player in high school, lettering three times • Named a Top Guns showcase selection as a pitcher • Pitched a perfect game • Intended to play college baseball before injury derailed his career • Was a two-time academic all-district selection • Named to academic honor roll all four years and was a Hall of Honor member • Born James Hayden Hunter on March 23, 1989 in Austin, Texas • Political science and communications major.
