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Podcast: The Sports Objective
Episode: His Heart Is Purple And Gold: A Chat w/ ECU assistant track coach Udon Cheek
Description: "My heart is purple and gold, I'm a Pirate down to my soul...."
Those lyrics describe most East Carolina fans and members of Pirate Nation!
They were proudly sung by current East Carolina men's assistant track coach Udon Cheek back in 2007 as the Pirates' football program was ascending to championship form under Skip Holtz.
We catch up with the man who wrote "Purple and Gold" AND "What Kind of Pirate Arrrgh You?"
What was Coach Cheek's path to Greenville back in 1987?
He shares that, his thoughts on his legendary track coach Bill Carson (1967-2007), LaShawn Merritt and more!
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