What is a tar heel?

Answer 1

a sports team

Answer 2

a native or inhabitant of North Carolina (used as a nickname).

Tar Heel is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 70. Tar Heel is home to the largest slaughterhouse in the world which opened in 1992, operated by Smithfield Foods.

Tar Heel is located at 34°43′56″N, 78°47′32″W (34.732353, -78.792284)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land

Answer 3

Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the state and inhabitants of North Carolina, as well as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's athletic teams (see North Carolina Tar Heels).

Answer 4

Tar Heel

Tar·heel (plural Tarheels)
noun
somebody from North Carolina: somebody who comes from or lives in North Carolina....
[Mid-19th century. Origin uncertain; perhaps from the resin, turpentine, and tar that were once major products of the state.]

Answer 5

Being a North Carolinian myself,
most experts believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were one of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history.

Answer 6

Below is a link to a UNC alum who's wanting to explain it once and for all... apparently it comes from the tar and pine that's found in the state's forests and was originally used to augment the British naval supplies.

Answer 7

University of North Carolina followers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We are one of the greatest group of fans that exist. We love UNC and all that visit us, Come let us show you our hospitality, you will never want to leave.

Answer 8

Nickname for Carolina folks. Can't remember if it's south or north, but I've been told it was because they went bare foot a lot, that's about all I know on the subject.

Answer 9

University of North Carolina's sport team (not sure if it's football or basketball).

Answer 10

The mascot for UNC