Jeff Wolf recalls playing for Dean Smith

Posted Feb 13, 2015
"It's unfortunate news, it's something we knew was coming, but until you actually confront that he's gone — it's hard to take," said Jeff Wolf, a former Kohler High School basketball standout who played collegiately at North Carolina under Smith from 1976-1980. (Sheboygan Press)

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