Dean Smith-_Basketball--(February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015)

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Smith circa 1973
Biographical details
Born	February 28, 1931 Emporia, Kansas
Died	February 7, 2015 (aged 83) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Playing career
1949–1953	Kansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1955	Kansas (assistant)
1955–1958	Air Force (assistant)
1958–1961	North Carolina (assistant)
1961–1997	North Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	879–254
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a coach 2 NCAA champion (1982, 1993) 11 NCAA Regional – Final Four (1967–1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997) 13 ACC Tournament (1967–1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997) 17 ACC regular season (1967–1969, 1971, 1972, 1976–1979, 1982–1985, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995) NIT (1971) As a player NCAA Division I Tournament (1952)
Awards
4× National Coach of the Year[citation needed] (1977, 1979, 1982, 1993) 8× ACC Coach of the Year (1967, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1993) FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1983
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Medal record[hide] Head Coach for  United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Head coach