South's Oldest Rivalry under center to freshman Darian Durant. Probably the most famous spectator of this rivalry was present on Thanksgiving Day 1928. United States President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge were among the 20,000 spectators watching the game at Charlottesville to see North Carolina win 24–20 over Virginia. Virginia's Tony Bennett holds an 8–7 edge against North Carolina's Roy Williams as of the end of the 2017-18 season. However, Carolina leads the overall series 131–55 as of the same date. At 122 games played, the "South's Oldest Rivalry" is tied for the second most played rivalry game nationwide
Lyle Goodhue popular events in his hometown. Lyle David Goodhue died September 18, 1981 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and is buried beside his wife Helen, who died June 14, 1995, in Memorial Park Cemetery, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. A 1967 newspaper article said “He has had numerous articles written about him but in none of those is his poor eyesight mentioned. He wouldn’t have mentioned it either except that he was asked about it. After graduation from high school, he had to take a test (because of his eyes) before being allowed to enter college. He was graduated with the highest honors from Iowa State.