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

March 29, 1982: UNC defeats Georgetown for the national title
This March 30, 1982 Washington Post article recounts legendary UNC coach Dean Smith's first national title: "Michael Jordan's 16-foot jump shot with 15 seconds remaining...
Mon Mar 29, 2021

Chansky’s Notebook: Charlie Shaffer - All-Time Tar Heel
Star athlete Charlie Shaffer was the original Dean Smith disciple. The Durham native died a week ago after a battle with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease...
Thu Mar 25, 2021

Charlie Shaffer, 79, helped bring Olympics, Super Bowl to Atlanta
Charlie Shaffer was born Dec. 21, 1941, in Durham, NC, and was a star high-school quarterback. A knee injury ended his football career, but he...
Tue Mar 23, 2021

Former UNC Basketball, Tennis Captain Charlie Shaffer Passes Away
Charlie Shaffer (Dec. 21, 1941 - Mar. 18, 2021) was awarded the Morehead Scholarship to UNC where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was elected...
Mon Mar 22, 2021

Carolina Insider Podcast: NCAA Tournament Preview, Bobby Cremins Interview
North Carolina made a solid run in the ACC Tournament and now heads to Indiana and the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed. Former...
Tue Mar 16, 2021

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