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Charlie Scott on Dean Smith, why he chose UNC, racism, trailblazing


An All-American basketball player at UNC in 1969 and 1970, won an Olympic gold medal in Mexico City in 1968. He also won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 1976 and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018. Here are highlights from the interview, conducted in Scott’s home in Smyrna, Ga. (MSN.com)

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Charlie Scott on Dean Smith, why he chose UNC, racism, trailblazing