Mack Brown Got Knee Surgery From One of His Former Players and That's Amazing

The University of North Carolina stated that head football coach Mack Brown underwent knee replacement surgery. What's truly interesting however, is the man behind the blade.

Dr. Michael Bolognesi was the doctor performing the operation. And what's notable about that is Bolognesi was a defensive back for UNC from 1989-93, meaning that Brown was his coach during the doctor's collegiate playing days.

The 67-year-old coach had his knee replacement surgery done by the former Tar Heel defensive back, and was discharged Monday afternoon.

Bolognesi said that the surgery will not impact the coach's summer schedule, which is good news for UNC football.

It's awesome to see the former UNC defensive back went on to become a doctor, and a surgeon no less. Clearly his path went elsewhere than football, but to reconnect with his former head coach in such a unique way is truly awesome.

"First off, how cool is it that one of our former players replaced my knee yesterday. We talk about building young men so they can be productive husbands, fathers, and citizens. Carolina produces a lot of special people and I'm happy we were able to play a small part in Mike's development."

- Mack Brown

Brown said he had initially planned to have the surgery in February, but delayed it until after he was hired to come back to North Carolina. He coached at Chapel Hill from 1988-97, and will now start his second stint with the team after nearly five years away from football as he replaces former Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora.

Brown will look to add to his 244-122-1 record which he compiled across 30 years as a head coach in the NCAA, and now he'll be walking around with a new and improved knee, courtesy of his former secondary member.