Powell Latimer: A call from Dean Smith for 'Mr. Latimer'

Posted Feb 9, 2015
Dean Smith once called my cell phone to talk, 44 years later, about one of the worst nights of his coaching career. I was only 9 when Smith retired from coaching, but I grew up well-versed in his legend, as anyone born and raised in North Carolina would. I saw him only a handful of times while in college, usually as he was shuffling around the Smith Center. (Greensboro News & Record)

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