University of North Carolina Athletics
2004 Football Roster
Martin Jernigan
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dunn, N.C.
- High School:
- Midway
Joined the team as a walk-on prior to the start of the 2001 season • Earned "Elite Ram" status in the offseason strength and conditioning program • Played football and baseball at Midway High School • Earned all-conference honors in football • Received Fox 22 Athlete of the Month Award • Team captain in both sports • Coached by Joe Matthews • Attended Governor's School and Summer Ventures • Was an academic marshall • Born Martin Rossie Jernigan on February 22, 1983 in Chapel Hill, N.C. • His brother, Trent, was a student manager for the football team in the late 1990s • Favorite former Tar Heel is Brandon Spoon • Favorite NFL team is the Carolina Panthers • Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan • Greatest athletic moment was winning the Peach Bowl • Earliest football memory was playing in fourth grade • Majoring in political science.
