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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
basketball coach
college basketball coach
human
almaMater University of Kansas
awardReceived ACC Coach of the Year
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
1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
coachOf North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
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
honorificTitle Coach
influenced George Karl
Hubert Davis
Larry Brown
Michael Jordan
Roy Williams
knownFor Princeton offense
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
surface form: Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
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)
1952 Summer Olympics (as part of U.S. basketball team support staff)
placeOfBirth Emporia, Kansas
surface form: Emporia, Kansas, United States
placeOfDeath Chapel Hill, North Carolina
surface form: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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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FIBA Hall of Fame hasInductee Dean Smith
Phog Allen notableStudent Dean Smith
James Worthy coachedByInCollege Dean Smith
Tar Heels associatedWith Dean Smith
Forrest notableStudent Dean Smith
subject surface form: Forrest "Phog" Allen
Phog notableStudent Dean Smith
Big Game James coach Dean Smith
subject surface form: James Worthy