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  1. Dec 21, 2023 · Roy Williams and his wife, Wanda Williams, relish every moment of retirement, demonstrating that life after a legendary coaching career can be as vibrant and fulfilling. T he 72-year-old college basketball icon, having stepped away from the game last season, continues to maintain a close connection with his alma mater, making frequent ...

    • Williams & His Wife, Wanda, Both Attended UNC
    • The Pair Have Contributed $400,000 to The Carolina Covenant
    • Williams’ Son Scott Played Basketball at UNC
    • The Williams Have Two Grandsons

    The future Mr. and Mrs. Williams first met while they were students at UNC-Chapel Hill and the pair both graduated from the school in 1972. The two were married shortly after, tying the knot in 1973. The long-time pair have been through just about everything together over the course of their marriage, raising two children together and, most recentl...

    After spending so much time in Chapel Hill, both as students and now part of the basketball program, it should come as no surprise that the Williams have contributed to local charities over the years. The Williams family has currently contributed more than $400,000 to the Carolina Covenant, an initiative at UNC that allows low-income students to at...

    Basketball runs in the Williams’ family blood and oldest son Scott is no exception. Scott, not to be confused with the future NBA’erof the same name who also played for the Tar Heels, served as the squad’s point guard during the 1997-98 and 1998-99 season. He went on to graduate from UNCwith a business degree and, much like his father, met his wife...

    When Williams isn’t focused on leading the Tar Heels to another national title, the long-time coach is more than happy to simply play the role of grandpa. He and Wanda are grandparents to two grandsons, Scott’s children, Aiden (born in Jan., 2010) and Court (born Aug. 2011). In fact, when Williams was facing a cancer scare in 2012 and underwent sur...

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  2. Jul 26, 2021 · Roy Allen Williams was born on 1 August 1950. In South Asheville, he grew up in Biltmore in a family that consisted of his older sister, Frances, and mother. His mother, Lallage Williams, an ex-wife of an alcoholic, raised her two children through all the means she could do to provide for her family.

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  4. Mar 2, 2022 · Roy Williams’s Wife Stopped Him From Working With Bob Knight. Before Roy Williams became North Carolina’s second-winningest coach in program history, he was an assistant on Tar Heels legend ...

  5. Mar 31, 2022 · Roy WilliamsWife Graduated In The Same Year As Him. Wanda Williams, whose birth name is Wanda Jones, is the daughter of the late Frederick Bascom Jones and Cleo Garner Jones. Her father was in the Army Air Corps where he served as an airplane mechanic in the Pacific Theatre during the second world war. Roy Williamswife grew up in the ...

  6. Apr 1, 2021 · 3 of 16 |. North Carolina Head Basketball Coach Roy Williams and his wife Wanda leave the court after news conference, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Chapel Hill, N.C. Williams is retiring after 33 seasons and 903 wins as a college basketball head coach. The Hall of Fame coach led the University of North Carolina to three NCAA championships in 18 ...

  7. Men's basketball. Roy Allen Williams [1] (born August 1, 1950) is an American retired college basketball coach who served as the men's head coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels for 18 seasons and the Kansas Jayhawks for 15 seasons. He was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

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