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Walter Davis, Former Phoenix Suns Star and UNC Legend, Dies at 69

‘ICONIC’

Davis ranked among the best shooters in Tar Heels history, with his most famous shot being a 25-foot long jumper at the buzzer against Duke in 1974.

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

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Walter Davis
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