PHOTOS: Dean Smith dies at 83, hall of fame North Carolina basketball coach
February 8, 2015
FILE - FEBRUARY 8: According to reports February 8, 2015, former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith has died at the age of 83. 17 Mar 1996: Head coach Dean Smith of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on during a NCAA Tournament game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. Texas Tech won the game 92-73. Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger /Allsport ( 1793374 )
FILE - In this March 30, 1991 file photo, Kansas coach Roy Williams, left, and North Carolina coach Dean Smith talk before the start of the first NCAA national semi-final game in Indianapolis, Ind. Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, died "peacefully" at his home Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2015, the school said in a statement Sunday from Smith's family. He was 83. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File) ( Obit Smith )
FILE - in this May 5, 1984 file photo, North Carolina guard Michael Jordan, left, and Tar Heels coach Dean Smith are shown at a news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C., where Jordan announced he would forfeit his final year of college eligibility to turn pro. Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, died "peacefully" at his home Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2015, the school said in a statement Sunday from Smith's family. He was 83. (AP Photo, File) ( Obit Smith )
FILE - In a Jan. 22, 1997 file photo, North Carolina head coach Dean Smith yells at his players during ACC basketball action against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, died "peacefully" at his home Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2015, the school said in a statement Sunday from Smith's family. He was 83. (AP Photo/Phil Coale, File) ( Obit Smith )
FILE - FEBRUARY 8: According to reports February 8, 2015, former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith has died at the age of 83. 1988: Head coach Dean Smith, right, talks with assistant coach Bill Guthridge, left, during a North Carolina Tar Heels game. Mandatory Credit: Allen Dean Steele /Allsport ( 1787487 )
MAR 1995: NORTH CAROLINA HEAD COACH DEAN SMITH ADDRESSES HIS PLAYERS DURING A PUBLIC FINAL FOUR PRACTICE AT THE KINGDOME IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. According to reports February 8, 2015, former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith has died at the age of 83. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/ALLSPORT) ( 282945 )
FILE - FEBRUARY 8: According to reports February 8, 2015, former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith has died at the age of 83. 21 Mar 1997: Coach Dean Smith (right) of the North Carolina Tarheels gives instructions to his players during a playoff game against the California Bears at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Tarheels won the game 63 - 57. ( 298985 )
FILE - FEBRUARY 8: According to reports February 8, 2015, former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith has died at the age of 83. 6 Dec 1996: North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Dean Smith looks on during the Pepsi Challenge against the USC Trojans at the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC won the game, 99-84. Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones /Allsport ( 349235 )
FILE - FEBRUARY 8: According to reports February 8, 2015, former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith has died at the age of 83. 8 Mar 1997: Coach Dean Smith of the North Carolina Tarheels gives instructions to his players during a playoff game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Tarheels won the game 86 - 73. ( 298068 )
FILE - In a Nov. 19, 2006, file photo, Larry Brown, right, presents former North Carolina head basketball coach, Dean Smith, with a medal during Smith's induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo. Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, died "peacefully" at his home Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2015, the school said in a statement Sunday from Smith's family. He was 83. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File) ( Obit Smith )
FILE - FEBRUARY 8: According to reports February 8, 2015, former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith has died at the age of 83. 13 Mar 1997: Coach Dean Smith of the North Carolina Tar Heels smiles during a playoff game against the Fairfield Stags at the Lawrence Joel Veteran Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger /Allsport ( 286739 )
FILE - In an Oct. 9, 1997 file photo, North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith smiles during a news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C.,where he announced his retirement. Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, died "peacefully" at his home Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2015, the school said in a statement Sunday from Smith's family. He was 83. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File) ( Obit Smith )
FILE - In a Nov. 1, 1994 file photo, former Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan shares a moment with Dean Smith, his former coach at North Carolina, during ceremonies honoring Jordan at Chicago's United Center. Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, died "peacefully" at his home Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2015, the school said in a statement Sunday from Smith's family. He was 83. (AP Photo/Pool, File) ( Obit Smith )
(FILES) In this May 23, 2001 file photo, Dean Smith (L), the legendary, former basketball coach at Universeity of North Carolina, stands next to Philadelphia 76ers head coach Larry Brown (R), who was named the NBA Head Coach of the Year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dean Smith, a US college basketball coaching legend who mentored Michael Jordan and dozens of other NBA stars, has died at 83, his family announced on February 8, 2015. Smith, who guided the 1976 US Olympic team to gold at Montreal, died in Chapel Hill, the home city of his Tar Heel teams that became iconic in American college basketball during his run as coach at the school from 1961 to 1997. Smith coached the Tar Heels to US national championships in 1982 and 1993 and 11 trips to the "Final Four" of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament. Jordan, who won six NBA crowns for the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, was on Smith's 1982 college championship squad and said Smith had a major impact upon him on and off the court. AFP PHOTO/ TOM MIHALEK / FILESTOM MIHALEK/AFP/Getty Images ( 537566731 )
FILE - FEBRUARY 8: According to reports February 8, 2015, former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith has died at the age of 83. CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 15: Former North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Dean Smith attends a halftime ceremony honoring ACC legends at the Virginia Tech Hokies and Tar Heels game at the 2008 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Bobcats Arena on March 15, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) ( 80268326 )
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