Dean Smith Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Dean Smith | | Hometown: | Emporia, KS | | High School: | Emporia | | Born: | February 28, 1931 | | Died: | February 7, 2015 | | Notes: | Basketball Hall of Fame, 4x NCAA Coach of the Year, 1982 NCAA Championship coach, 879 wins |
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Dean Smith Receives Presidential Medal of FreedomNorth Carolina coaching legend Dean Smith was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday. Smith's wife, Linnea...
Wed Nov 20, 2013
Storify: Presidential Medal Of Freedom CeremonyOn November 20th, President Obama awarded 16 Americans the nation's highest civilian honor at the White House. President Obama: "Dean Smith is one of the...
Wed Nov 20, 2013
Dean Smith by the numbers
Before Dean Smith ever coached a game at the University of North Carolina, he was a player on the 1952 Kansas Jayhawks team. That team...
Wed Nov 20, 2013
Thad: Remarkable Leadership
The fundamental building block of Dean Smith’s contribution to American society as a public figure is his role as a teacher, the way he shaped...
Wed Nov 20, 2013
Lucas: An American Hero
Today at 11 a.m., 16 Americans will receive the nation's highest civilian honor. Dean Smith will not attend, but his wife and children will represent...
Wed Nov 20, 2013