Dean Smith
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Dean Smith was a legendary American college basketball coach best known for his long, successful tenure at the University of North Carolina and his innovative contributions to the game.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dean Smith canonical | 14 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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basketball coach ⓘ college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Kansas ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACC Coach of the Year
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College Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form:
College Basketball Hall of Fame induction
Naismith College Coach of the Year ⓘ Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year ⓘ |
| championshipWon |
1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
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1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship ⓘ |
| coachOf |
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
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United States men's national basketball team ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-02-07 ⓘ |
| employer | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| endTime | 1997 (as head coach at UNC) ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fullName | Dean Edwards Smith ⓘ |
| givenName | Dean ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
United States men's national basketball team
ⓘ
surface form:
United States men's national basketball team at 1976 Summer Olympics
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| honorificTitle | Coach ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Karl
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Hubert Davis ⓘ Larry Brown ⓘ Michael Jordan ⓘ Roy Williams ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Princeton offense
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surface form:
Four Corners offense
early support for racial integration in college basketball ⓘ emphasis on team play and unselfishness ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
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surface form:
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
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| notableAchievement | won two NCAA Division I men's basketball championships as head coach ⓘ |
| notableWork | coaching the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team ⓘ |
| occupation | basketball coach ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal | 1976 Olympic gold medal in men's basketball (as head coach) ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1952 NCAA basketball championship (as Kansas player)
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1952 Summer Olympics (as part of U.S. basketball team support staff) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Emporia, Kansas
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surface form:
Emporia, Kansas, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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surface form:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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| politicalActivity | advocacy for civil rights and social justice ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head coach of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball ⓘ |
| recordHeld | NCAA Division I men's basketball record for most coaching wins at time of retirement ⓘ |
| recruited | Charlie Scott (first African-American scholarship player at UNC) ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
|
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961 (as head coach at UNC) ⓘ |
| totalWinsAsCoach | 879 (NCAA Division I) at retirement ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Forrest "Phog" Allen
subject surface form:
James Worthy