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Dean Smith

AKA Dean Edwards Smith

Born: 28-Feb-1931
Birthplace: Emporia, KS
Died: 7-Feb-2015
Location of death: Chapel Hill, NC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Basketball

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: UNC Basketball Head Coach, 1961-97

Military service: USAF

Father: Alfred Smith
Wife: Linnea (m. 21-May-1976, five children)

    High School: Topeka High School, Topeka, KS
    University: University of Kansas
    Coach: Assistant Coach, University of Kansas (1953-54)
    Coach: Assistant Coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1958-61)
    Coach: Head Coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1961-97)

    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
    Basketball Hall of Fame 1983
    Naismith Coach of the Year (male) 1993
    Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 1996
    Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1997
    Arthur Ashe Courage Award 1998
    College Basketball Hall of Fame 2006

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    He Got Game (1-May-1998) · Himself


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