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<blockquote data-quote="Don Kuykendall_RIP" data-source="post: 141688" data-attributes="member: 6277">The exact <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology" target="_blank">etymology</a> of the nickname is unknown, but most experts believe its roots come from the fact that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar" target="_blank">tar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_%28resin%29" target="_blank">pitch</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine" target="_blank">turpentine</a> created from the vast <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine" target="_blank">pine</a>&nbsp; forests were one of North Carolina's most important exports early in&nbsp; the state's history. For a time after the Civil War, the name Tar Heel&nbsp; was derogatory, but it was later <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reappropriation" target="_blank">reappropriated</a> by the people of North Carolina.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel#cite_note-AlumniArticle-1" target="_blank">[1]</a>[/SUP]&nbsp;Because the exact history of the term is unknown, a number of legends&nbsp; have developed to explain it. One such legend claims it to be a&nbsp; nickname given during the U.S. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" target="_blank">Civil War</a>,&nbsp; because of the state's importance on the Confederate side, and the fact&nbsp; that the troops &quot;stuck to their ranks like they had tar on their&nbsp; heels&quot;.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel#cite_note-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]&nbsp;The term &quot;Tar Heel&quot; gained popularity during the Civil War.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[3]</a>[/SUP]Roll Tide Roll</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Don Kuykendall_RIP, post: 141688, member: 6277"] The exact [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology"]etymology[/URL] of the nickname is unknown, but most experts believe its roots come from the fact that [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar"]tar[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_%28resin%29"]pitch[/URL], and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine"]turpentine[/URL] created from the vast [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine"]pine[/URL] forests were one of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history. For a time after the Civil War, the name Tar Heel was derogatory, but it was later [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reappropriation"]reappropriated[/URL] by the people of North Carolina.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel#cite_note-AlumniArticle-1"][1][/URL][/SUP] Because the exact history of the term is unknown, a number of legends have developed to explain it. One such legend claims it to be a nickname given during the U.S. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War"]Civil War[/URL], because of the state's importance on the Confederate side, and the fact that the troops "stuck to their ranks like they had tar on their heels".[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel#cite_note-2"][2][/URL][/SUP] The term "Tar Heel" gained popularity during the Civil War.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel#cite_note-3"][3][/URL][/SUP] Roll Tide Roll [/QUOTE]

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