The Gaines Family Always Knew What Dean Smith Stood For

Posted Feb 10, 2015
There was a day to savor in March 1997 when Dean Smith surpassed Adolph Rupp as the coach with the most wins in major college basketball. Clarence Gaines, also known as Big House, watched with a smile. This slice of American sports history occurred during the second round of the N.C.A.A. tournament in Winston-Salem, N.C., which happened to be Big House Gaines’s town. (New York Times)

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