Art’s Angle: The Human Side

Posted Feb 9, 2015
Dean Smith believed in racial equality, fought for the nuclear freeze and against the death penalty. But most of the time he respected dissenting opinions. When a former player, Richard Vinroot, ran for Governor as a Republican, Coach Smith the liberal Democrat supported Vinroot as a smart, honest and caring person if not necessarily his candidate of choice. (Chapelboro.com)

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