Former North Carolina head coach and Hall of Fame inductee Dean Smith died yesterday at his home in the state.
Smith won two national championships, had 11 Final Four appearances, and won the 1976 Olympic gold medal. He also coached 3-time NBA champion James Worthy and Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.
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Dean Smith dies at age of 83
February 9, 2015
Bob Jordan, Associated Press.
FILE – In an Oct. 9, 1997 file photo, North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith smiles during a news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C.,where he announced his retirement. Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, died “peacefully” at his home Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2015, the school said in a statement Sunday from Smith’s family. He was 83. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)
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