1931 - 2015
Dean Smith American Basketball
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American Basketballer Dean Smith was born Dean Edward Smith on 28th February, 1931 in Emporia, Kansas and passed away on 7th Feb 2015 Chapel Hill, North Carolina aged 83. He is most remembered for Olympic Men's Basketball. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Dean Smith is a member of the following lists: American basketball players, 1931 births and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients.
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Details
| First Name |
Dean
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| Last Name |
Smith
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| Full Name at Birth |
Dean Edward Smith
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| Birthday |
28th February, 1931
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| Birthplace |
Emporia, Kansas
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| Died |
7th February, 2015
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| Place of Death |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Grey
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Basketball Coach
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| Occupation |
Basketball
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| Claim to Fame |
Olympic Men's Basketball
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Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years 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 had the ninth-highest winning percentage of any men's college basketball coach (77.6%). During his tenure as head coach, North Carolina won two national championships and appeared in 11 Final Fours. Smith played college basketball at the University of Kansas, where he won a national championship in 1952 playing for Hall of fame coach Phog Allen.
