A year later, Dean Smith's story lives on
Posted Feb 8, 2016
The Four Corners offense. The rapport among former players. The $200 checks to lettermen. They never get old. Some stories are worth hearing over again, though. Dean Smith’s is one of them. It’s been one year since a university, a state, a sport and a nation gathered to mourn the death of the legendary North Carolina men’s basketball coach.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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