Roach Sidney Stewart (January 28, 1881 – March 16, 1948) was a

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player and attorney. A native of

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, he was the town's mayor from 1918 to 1922. He attended the

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, where he co-founded the Order of the Golden Fleece, the oldest honorary society at the university. As a member of the Tar Heels football team, Stewart was an All-Southern

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