The Coach and the Kid

Posted Apr 13, 2015
Dean Smith, who died Feb. 7, was a great coach, no doubt about it, but on that day he was so much more than a coach. If you could have seen him with that kid, arm around him, pulling him close, you’d know that Dean Smith saw in Matt Shelor more grit than ought to be legal in one kid. Did they hit it off? Please. You see, Dean leaned in. Always, Dean Smith leaned in. (UNC General Alumni Association)

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