Big House Gaines, Dean Smith admired each other

Posted Feb 14, 2015
I couldn’t help but think about Big House Gaines on Sunday — in between writing assignments as we chased plenty of stories on the life and times of Dean Smith, the legendary former North Carolina coach. Smith and Gaines — the legendary former Winston-Salem State basketball coach — knew each other very well. Both were firm believers in loyalty to players long after they had left college. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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