- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDean Edward Smith
- Nickname
- Coach Smith
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Dean Smith was born on February 28, 1931 in Emporia, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for He Got Game (1998), Without Bias (2009) and ESPN College Basketball (1979). He was married to Linnea Smith and Margaret Ann Cleavinger. He died on February 7, 2015 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
- SpousesLinnea Smith(May 21, 1976 - February 7, 2015) (his death, 2 children)Margaret Ann Cleavinger(September 15, 1954 - 1973) (divorced, 3 children)
- Former head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina. One of only two people to play on a NCAA Basketball Champion (Kansas) and coach a NCAA Basketball Champion (North Carolina). The other is Bobby Knight.
- Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.
- Assistant coach for the United States Air Force Academy (1955-1958) and University of North Carolina (1958-1961).
- Became the NCAA's all-time winningest coach (879-254, .776) following a 94-74 victory over Louisville in the 1997 NCAA Tournament.
- Coach of the Year in 1977 (NABC), 1979 (Basketball Weekly, USBWA), 1982 (Medalist) and 1993 (Naismith). ACC Coach of the Year eight times (1967-1969, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1993). Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated (1997). John R. Wooden Award (1999).
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