Video: A look back at Dean Smith's retirment press conference
Posted Oct 9, 2017
20 years ago today, on October 9, 1997, legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith retired from coaching as the NCAA Division I all-time winningest men's basketball coach (879 wins). Smith spent 36 seasons at the helm of UNC's basketball program, and his coaching tenure ended with this press conference.
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