Former North Carolina coach Dean Smith announced his retirement 20 years ago, on Oct. 9, 1997. Here’s a look back at what happened that day.

Excerpted from Dean Smith: More than a coach. Published by Triumph Books. Book can be purchased online at Amazon. Frank McGuire, the man a 30-year-old Smith replaced as head coach in 1961, had far ...

North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith smiles during a news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C., where he announced his retirement in 1997. Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who ...

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 marks 25th anniversary of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith announcing his unexpected retirement.

Longtime Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski was named the recipient of the 2022-2023 Dean Smith Award.

UNC women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance was mostly upbeat, though tears swelled a couple of times, while discussing his decision to retire and reflecting on his 45-year career during a Monday news ...

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 marks 25th anniversary of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith announcing his unexpected retirement.

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 marks 25th anniversary of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith announcing his unexpected retirement.

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 marks 25th anniversary of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith announcing his unexpected retirement.

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 marks 25th anniversary of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith announcing his unexpected retirement.

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 marks 25th anniversary of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith announcing his unexpected retirement.