Carolina Coach Dean Smith Remembered: ‘He Taught Me About Life’
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Dean Smith, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who built the North Carolina Tar Heels into one of the pre-eminent college programs before retiring with a record number of victories, died Saturday night at the age of 83. Following are some tributes:
Michael Jordan, basketball Hall of Famer, chairman of the National Basketball Association’s Charlotte Hornets, and as a freshman hit the game winning shot to give Smith his first national title in 1982: