Plans to celebrate the life of Hall of Fame basketball coach Dean Smith have been announced. A public memorial will be held Sunday in the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Coach Smith’s family has suggested several options for memorial contributions. All the details are below, from a press release from the National […]
Jim Calhoun issues statement praising Smith
February 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn has just released a statement from Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun regarding the passing of former North Carolina coach Dean Smith: Coach Calhoun: “Like the rest of the college basketball world, I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dean Smith, who was not only one of one of the greatest […]
A birthday call from Coach Dean Smith (A Personal Tribute)
February 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The telephone rang in my home office. It was late morning on June 9, 1988. I remember the date because it was my birthday. For the record, my 30th birthday. One of those milestones you dread but now wish you could get back. Again, it’s 1988. No cell phone. This was the ring of the […]