UNC Coach Dean Smith Died

[The Nth Doctor]

UNC Coach Dean Smith Died

Dean Smith, who built the University of North Carolina basketball team into a perennial national power in his 36 years at Chapel Hill and became one of the game’s most respected figures for qualities that transcended the court, died on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 83.


His death was confirmed by the University of North Carolina. His family announced in July 2010 that he had a progressive neurological disorder affecting his memory.

He might have been a Tar Heel, but he was one of the best. Rest in peace, Coach.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

I saw some of people weigh in on his life as coach and source of inspiration and guidance through the years. He's definitely a legend at UNC, in the NCAA, and in the sports world in general.