Bill Belichick tried his hand at coaching a new sport on Saturday, as the UNC football coach made a surprise cameo for the Savannah Bananas.<\/p>\n
The exhibition baseball team played at the Tar Heels\u2019 Kenan Memorial Stadium in front of more than 50,000 fans, and Belichick drew massive cheers from the crowd as he was introduced and walked onto the diamond.<\/p>\n
The 73-year-old shook hands with a couple of players and quickly became part of humorous skit as he argued a double-play call at first base.<\/p>\n
Bill Belichick made a cameo at the Savannah Bananas game on Saturday night. X-@BananaBall_<\/p>\n
The former Patriots coach argued with the umpire and even threw a yellow challenge flag, with the Bananas runner ruled safe moments later.<\/p>\n
The Bananas defeated the Tailgaters 6-5 to notch a victory in the game.<\/p>\n
In his first season coaching UNC, Belichick oversaw just a 4-8 record (2-6 ACC) in Chapel Hill, as the team ended its season with three consecutive losses.<\/p>\n
6x Super Bowl Champ Bill Belichick (@Belichick_B<\/a>) coached for the Savannah Bananas in front of 50,000+ fans in UNC \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n AND he successfully used his coach’s challenge to overturn a double play \ud83d\udc4f pic.twitter.com\/kDAmfQg1Vz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Banana Ball (@BananaBall_) April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Belichick threw a yellow challenge flag after a close call at first base. X-@BananaBall_<\/p>\n To add insult to injury, he was then shockingly snubbed<\/a> from the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, with the eight-time Super Bowl winner (six as head coach) forced to wait at least one more year to see his name in Canton.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m focused on coaching this team and focused on getting Carolina football to highest level I can,\u201d\u00a0Belichick told reporters at a press conference. <\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019ve always \u2013 I focus about what I can do, and things that are out of my control, I don\u2019t worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n Belichick was warmly received by the players following his appearance. X-@BananaBall_<\/p>\n Belichick\u2019s Tar Heels sputtered to a 4-8 finish during his first season in charge. Getty Images<\/p>\n In January, ESPN reported<\/a> that Belichick was \u201cpuzzled and disappointed\u201d at not getting the required 40 of 50 votes to get into the Hall.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald and Adam Vinatieri were among those selected for the 2026 class.<\/p>\n Belichick will aim for better results in the 2026 season, with 247Sports ranking the Tar Heels\u2019 recruiting class <\/a>as the 19th-best in the nation.<\/p>\n UNC will open their season in Dublin against TCU on Aug. 29.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t