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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Dean Smith |
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, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
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February 28, 1931
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| Died | February 07, 2015
(83 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | IndyGeorgia
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| Info | Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931) is a retired American head coach of men's college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his successful 36-year coaching tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired with 879 victories, which was the NCAA Division I men's basketball record at that time. Smith has the 9th highest winning percentage of any men’s college basketball coach (77.6%). During his tenure as head coach of North Carolina, the team won two national titles and appeared in 11 Final Fours.
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