THE BLUE HEAVEN BASKETBALL MUSEUM
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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          Museum Director David Daly with UNC Letterman "Nemo" Nearman, Class of 1950

David Daly is the Director of The Blue Heaven Basketball Museum and his affiliation with Carolina Basketball extends over 25 years.

While attending UNC-Chapel Hill, Daly served as UNC Basketball Team Manager from 1978 to 1982.  During that time the Tar Heels teams were NCAA Finalists in 1981 and won the NCAA Championship in 1982.

In 1992, Daly wrote the book, “One To Remember, The North Carolina Tar Heels’ 1982 NCAA Championship Team, Then and Now,” published by Down Home Press.  The book celebrated the 10th anniversary of the ‘82 Tar Heels and brought fans up to date with the players and staff, and the impact of the Championship a decade later.

In 1993, Daly produced the video, ‘Blue Heaven, A History of UNC Basketball’ for Raycom Sports.  The production was the first complete video compilation of Carolina Basketball ever produced.

Also in 1993, Daly began producing the regional television production, “The Carolina Basketball Show.”  The 30-minute program recapped the week’s highlights, and profiled current and former players, staff, and alumni.  During the 1997-1998 season, Daly produced Head Coach Bill Guthridge's first-ever "coach's show".  In fact, the premiere episode aired from Anchorage, Alaska in November 1997, where the Tar Heels were on their way to another Great Alaska Shootout championship.

The Blue Heaven Basketball Museum was the backdrop for several interviews used for the production of 'Jerseys In The Rafters' in 2001, a video chronicling the greatest players of UNC Basketball.  Daly interviewed many of the players and provided memorabilia used in the best-selling DVD.

And in 2005, Daly wrote and produced 'Back 2 Blue', a Raycom/ Jefferson-Pilot Sports production which looked back at the Tar Heels' 2005 NCAA Championship and the effect the title had on the Carolina Basketball program, it's players, and Chapel Hill.