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 .

Feb 8, 2015 · Dean Smith, who coached North Carolina to two men's basketball national titles, died Saturday night at the age of 83.

Dec 3, 2024 · Dean Smith was an American collegiate basketball coach at the University of North Carolina (1961–97) who, with 879 career victories, retired as the most successful men’s collegiate basketball coach; his record was broken by Bob Knight in 2007.

Feb 8, 2015 · Dean Smith, the coaching innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina, an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and induction into basketball's Hall of Fame more than a decade...

Feb 9, 2015 · Dean Smith was more than simply a basketball coach. Yes, the retired Hall of Famer left North Carolina as the winningest coach in men's history after capturing two national titles along with the 1976 Olympic gold medal and coaching some of the sport's biggest names, Michael Jordan among them.

Feb 8, 2015 · Dean Smith, who built the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team into a perennial national power in his 36 years at Chapel Hill and became one of the game’s most respected figures ...

Feb 8, 2015 · "Coach Dean Smith passed away peacefully the evening of February 7 at his home in Chapel Hill, and surrounded by his wife and five children," the Smith family said in a statement.

Jun 23, 2017 · When ESPN's award-winning SportsCentury program selected the greatest coaches of the 20th Century, it came as no surprise that Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith was among the top seven of all-time.

Mar 8, 2019 · Smith, who died in 2015, coached the Tar Heels from 1961-1997 and retired as the winningest coach in college basketball. He led the Tar Heels to national championships in 1982 and 1993, to 13 ACC Tournament titles, 11 Final Fours and an NIT championship. Smith also directed the U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Games.

Feb 7, 2015 · Dean E. Smith. Besides being a stunningly consistent winner, coaching legend Dean Smith was an innovator. Early in his career, he started tinkering with the game, conceiving the Four Corners offense, and devising the foul-line huddle.