Dean Smith wasn't just about basketball. He stood up for equality and social issues, ... Thompson became the first black coach to win the national championship.

Dean Smith was born in 1931, went to the University of Kansas for college and played sparingly for Phog Allen when the Jayhawks won the national championship in 1952.

The iconic Smith, a Hall of Famer who won two national championships and coached the Tar Heels to 11 Final Fours and 13 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles in 36 seasons ...

Dean Smith, the coaching innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina, an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and induction into basketball's Hall of Fame more than a decade before he ...

NEW ORLEANS — On March 29, 1982, UNC basketball Coach Dean Smith and his Tar Heels won the school’s first national title since 1957.The Tar Heels took on the Georgetown University Hoyas in New ...

Dean Smith, the coaching innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina, an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and induction into basketball's Hall of Fame more than a decade before he ...

Smith didn't collect national championship trophies quite like John Wooden, but his program was no less a dynasty. The Tar Heels made 26 NCAA tournament appearances under him and rolled up 65 wins.

Dean Smith, the coaching innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina, an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and induction into basketball's Hall of Fame more than a decade before he ...

Roy Williams goes in-depth on what Dean Smith had to say in the huddle seconds before Michael Jordan hit the game-winning shot in the 1982 National Championship.