That was a great time in life. In August 2001, Julius Peppers readied for another football season at North Carolina. Following that season, the collegiate All-American was drafted No. 2 overall by ...

Julius Peppers is the first Carolina Panthers draft ... His 17-year NFL run came on the heels of football and basketball career at the University of North Carolina. He grew up in Bailey, N.C ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Julius Peppers remembers the long ... hard on the football field and helped him earn a football scholarship to North Carolina. It’s what drove him to become the No ...

On Aug. 3, he will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame ... grew up and where you grew up. Julius Peppers: I grew up in a small town, Bailey, North Carolina. It’s about 30 miles ...