Football equipment manager Morris Mason being hoisted by UNC football players, while shaking hands with Coach Jim Tatum. Photograph made after UNC's 26 to 7 win over Wake Forest in Kenan Stadium. UNC Head Football Coach Jim Tatum shakes hands with Legendary Trainer and Equipment Manager Morris Mason who is being carried to midfield by Tar Heels players and fans. UNC player #84 is senior end Don Kemper. In 1958, Mason was in his 32nd year at UNC.
Many former players say Mason "ran the place from 1927-1973." Tatum was head coach at Maryland from 1947-1955 and UNC-Chapel Hill from 1956-1958.