Hot Tickets
February 25, 1991
Even though firemen tried to restrain him, J.C. Rogers, 66, of Florence, S.C., ran back into his burning house on Feb. 3 to save his tickets to the Feb. 7 North Carolina-North Carolina State basketball game. Rogers, a longtime Tar Heel fan, not only got his tickets, but he also got to see North Carolina win 92-70. Oh, yes. His house was saved, too.
Even though firemen tried to restrain him, J.C. Rogers, 66, of Florence, S.C., ran back into his burning house on Feb. 3 to save his tickets to the Feb. 7 North Carolina-North Carolina State basketball game. Rogers, a longtime Tar Heel fan, not only got his tickets, but he also got to see North Carolina win 92-70. Oh, yes. His house was saved, too.