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North Carolina coach Dean Smith is enshrined in the Emporia High School Hall of Fame. His photo and bio, center, are shown on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 in Emporia, Kansas.
Legends: Dean Smith and John Wooden in Kansas City on Nov. 20, 2006. When Dean Smith retired, in 1997, he was the winningest coach in college basketball history.
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… ...
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.
UNC basketball coach Dean Smith died on Feb. 7, 2015. Here’s a look back at the coach, who retired in October 1997 as the winningest men’s basketball coach in NCAA Division I history at that time.
The Hall of Famer led the University of North Carolina to two national titles during his 35-year career coaching basketball. Commentator Frank Deford remembers Smith, who died Saturday.
UNC basketball coach Dean Smith died on Feb. 7, 2015. Here’s a look back at the coach, who retired in October 1997 as the winningest men’s basketball coach in NCAA Division I history at that time.