record at least 150 sacks and 10 interceptions Peppers has three career games with at least a half-sack and an interception-return touchdown, the most such games in the NFL since the sack became an official statistic in 1982 Television Julius Peppers' name was the basis for the character "Julius Pepperwood", written by Nick Miller in the show New Girl. Personal life In February 2009, Peppers donated $500,000 to a scholarship program that supports black students at his alma mater of North Carolina. His donation would go to the Light on the Hill Society Scholarship, a tribute to UNC's earliest black graduates which helps alumni and friends support black freshmen who show the potential for academic excellence at UNC and after they graduate. References External links North Carolina Tar Heels bio Carolina Panthers bio Chicago Bears bio Green Bay Packers bio 1980 births Living people African-American basketball players African-American players of American football All-American college football players American football defensive ends American sportspeople in doping cases Basketball players from Charlotte, North Carolina Carolina Panthers players Chicago Bears players Doping cases in American football Green Bay Packers players National Conference Pro Bowl players National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award winners North Carolina Tar Heels football players North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players People from Nash County, North Carolina People from Wilson, North Carolina Players of American football from Charlotte, North Carolina Unconferenced Pro Bowl players American men's basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people 100 Sacks Club Ed Block Courage Award recipients Brian Piccolo Award winners