Online he's known as the British Tar Heel and he's been embraced by Carolina fans over the past few years during games on social media despite the time difference in England.
>>> WRAL SPORTS START NOW. SPONSORED BY KEISTER AUTOMOTIVE. >>> GOOD MORNING. HONORED AT THE HALFTIME ON SATURDAY. IT WILL BE SPECIAL BECAUSE OF WHAT WILLIAMS MEANS TO THE CAROLINA FAN BASE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF WHAT HE MEANS TO A FAN GETTING HIS FIRST TASTE OF CAROLINA BASKETBALL IN PERSON HE'S BEEN INVEIGH EMBRACED BY CAROLINA FANS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA DOES BY THE TIME DIFFERENCE IN ENGLAND. >> ALL THESE MILES AWAY I STILL FEEL GOOD AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING. >> Reporter: THIS WEEK GEORGE MADE HIS WAY BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA ATTENDING THE VIRGINIA TECH GAME ON MONDAY AND ON WEDNESDAY. STUDENTS UP AND JUMP AROUND, IT'S FANTASTIC. >> Reporter: WHAT A WEEK IT HAS BEEN FOR GEORGE. TOURING CAMPUS, GOING TO A CANES GAME AND HE HAS BEEN HANGING OUT WITH FORMER PLAYERS. SPIDER NOT EVEN FROM NORTH CAROLINA. ON 4000 MILES AWAY. THESE FANS HAVE MADE ME FEEL LIKE I AM A PART OF THE CAROLINA FAMILY. >> Reporter: ON SATURDAY WE GET A CHANCE TO SEE ROY WILLIAMS HONORED DURING THE NC STATE GAME. >> TRAVEL 4000 MILES JUST TO SEE THIS. IT WILL BE REAL SPECIAL. >> Reporter: THE FARMERS TAR HEEL FANDOM STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2010 WHEN HE CAME TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE FIRST TIME TO BE A CAMP COUNSELOR IN HENDERSONVILLE. ONE DAY HE WAS HANGING OUT WITH FELLOW COUNSELORS AND THEN, >> WE WERE PLAYING PICKUP, AND I SAID HERE'S MY TEAM? THEY WERE CHAPEL HILL STUDENTS AND THAT IS HOW THE STORY GOES. >> Reporter: THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT TO WALMART TO BUY TAR HEEL SHORTS AND NOW HE IS THE TEAM'S BIGGEST AMBASSADOR IN THE UK. >>'S 30th BIRTHDAY IS ON SUNDAY AND THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR HIM SO FAR. ALL HE WANTS FOR HIS BIRTHDAY IS A TAR HEEL WIN OVER NC STATE
