Danny Talbott, one of the most revered athletes in UNC history, died Sunday morning at his home in Rocky Mount.
He was 75.
His cause of death was from cancer complications, his wife Myrlene Talbott, said in a phone interview with The News & Observer on Sunday. Talbott battled with multiple myeloma for nine years.
He was a three-sport athlete at UNC. He played baseball and football there from 1963 to 1967, and basketball for a couple of months on the freshman team.
The former quarterback won ACC Player of the Year in football in 1965. His jersey No. 10 is framed at Kenan Stadium.
"Danny was one of the greatest Tar Heels to come through Chapel Hill having starred in both football and baseball, as well as playing basketball on the freshman team," UNC football coach Mack Brown said in a statement he posted on Twitter. "He was respected and loved by many and will be missed."
After graduating from UNC, he played one season for the Baltimore Orioles in the MLB, and played in the NFL for three seasons with Washington.
Talbott, who went to high school at Rock Mount Senior High, is in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
