Art Heyman: Duke-UNC Rivalry's Catalyst

0:00A March 6th, Art Heyman played a big role in sparking the intense Duke UNC basketball rivalry back in the early 1960s. He was headed to UNC, but switched to Duke under new coach Vic Bubas after tension between his stepdad and UNC's Frank McGuire boiled over. As a freshman in 1960, Heyman faced off against UNC in a game where freshmen couldn't play varsity yet. UNC's Dieter Krauss punched him in the face, leaving stitches, and Heyman got suspended for the rest of the season. Things got even louder when a UNC cheerleader slapped Heyman on the butt during the chaos. Heyman turned and knocked the guy down, leading to charges that police quickly dropped. A few years later in 1963, Heyman checked into a Myrtle Beach Hotel with a co-ed, signing in as Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Robertson. He faced a rest again, but those charges vanished too. Heyman's antics set the tone for decades of bad blood between the two schools, making him a true legend at the rivalries' core.