One Maryland fan’s letter from Dean Smith
Posted Feb 16, 2015
In the days after his death at 83, there were dozens of stories about Dean Smith’s famous letters. Here’s another one, courtesy of a reader named Sidney. “I attended the University of Maryland as an undergrad, and despite the de rigueur animosity between the UM and UNC, I was always a Dean Smith fan,” Smith e-mailed. “A few months after he retired I sent him a letter congratulating him on his incredible coaching career, and Coach Smith actually took the time to write me back!"
(Washington Post)
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