Dean Edwards Smith
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Dean Edwards Smith was a legendary American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina Tar Heels to multiple national championships and revolutionizing the game with innovative strategies and a strong emphasis on player development and integrity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dean Edwards Smith canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
basketball coach
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college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ sports figure ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACC Coach of the Year
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John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Naismith College Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| coachOf |
1968 United States men's Olympic basketball team (assistant coach)
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1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team (head coach) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-02-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1997 (as head coach at North Carolina) ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fullName | Dean Edwards Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
College Basketball Hall of Fame
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachOf | North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldRecord | NCAA Division I men's basketball career wins record at time of retirement ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Karl
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Larry Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Four Corners offense
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emphasis on player development ⓘ promoting team play and unselfishness ⓘ strong stance on racial integration in college basketball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAAChampionshipYears |
1982
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1993 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Four Corners offense
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The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFinalFourAppearancesAsHeadCoach | 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfNCAAChampionshipsWonAsHeadCoach | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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basketball coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Emporia, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayedOnTeam | guard ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961 (as head coach at North Carolina) ⓘ |
| totalCareerWinsAsCollegeHeadCoach | 879 ⓘ |
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