OK, tho' pretty close. So who? Perry brothers, Gaylord & Jim, major league pitchers? Actually, I thought 'Q' was from Ahoskie. Hertford County.
Asheville not Asheboro are in Ashe County
Jacksonville not in Jackson
It would be worth another thread to discuss the best athletes from Eastern NC and which town has the best.
Asheville nor Asheboro are in Ashe County
Jacksonville not in Jackson
Anyone who has driven to the beach on highway 17 could tell you that Catfish Hunter is from Hertford, not Murfreesboro.
Rocky Mount and Kinston have a bunch.
Wilmington.
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Rocky Mount just from the top of my head: Buck Leonard, Phil Ford, Buck Williams, Sugar Ray Leonard, Danny Talbott, Jim Clack, Mike Tyson, Brian Goodwin.
When did sugar ray leonard or mike Tyson live in rocky mount?
When did sugar ray leonard or mike Tyson live in rocky mount?
Sugar Ray Leonard was born in Rocky Mount.
Per Wikipedia he was born in Wilmington.
It would be worth another thread to discuss the best athletes from Eastern NC and which town has the best.