On Bill Guthridge, loyalty, and friendship

Posted May 20, 2015
For three decades, Bill Guthridge was at Dean Smith’s side as they led UNC to 10 NCAA Final Fours and to national prominence as a basketball powerhouse. Then, after Smith retired just before the 1997 season, he led them to two Final Fours himself in a brief three-year stint as head coach. As friends recalled Guthridge’s remarkable legacy of loyalty and service, a theme emerged. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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