There was a time when it seemed a daring choice for a player to wear a jersey with the number 13. These days, not so much.
A majority of ACC teams start 2011-12 with a player wearing the numeral still considered so unlucky, tall buildings routinely avoid designating a 13th floor, improbably proceeding straight from 12 to 14.
| THE DEFIANT ONES Blue Devils Who Wore No. 13 |
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| Player | Seasons |
| Michael Gbinje | 2012 |
| Olek Crzyz | 2009,10 |
| Lee Melchionni | 2003-06 |
| J.D. Simpson | 1999-01 |
| Taymon Domzalski | 1996-98 |
| Joe Cook | 1988-90 |
| Brent Kitching | 1963-65 |
| Don Miller | 1958 |
| Tony Buhowsky | 1956 |
| Herky Lamley | 1954-55 |
Among the seven league players sporting No. 13 this season is Duke's Michael Gbinje. The others: John Cain Carney, a Boston College freshman; Georgia Tech sophomore McPherson Moore; Maryland freshman Arnold Richmond; Thomas de Thaey, an N.C. State freshman; Virginia senior Sammy Zeglinski; and Virginia Tech freshman Erik Sorenson.
Gbinje is hardly the first Blue Devil to defy triskaidekaphobia, the superstitious belief that number 13 is unlucky. While we wouldn't exactly call the roll of Devils who wore the numeral distinguished, it is more extensive (and more difficult to spell) than one might expect.
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