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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instanceOf basketball coach
college basketball coach
human
sports figure
awardReceived ACC Coach of the Year NERFINISHED
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) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Larry Brown NERFINISHED
Michael Jordan NERFINISHED
Roy Williams NERFINISHED
knownFor Four Corners offense NERFINISHED
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
1993
notableWork Four Corners offense NERFINISHED
The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching NERFINISHED
numberOfFinalFourAppearancesAsHeadCoach 11
numberOfNCAAChampionshipsWonAsHeadCoach 2
occupation author
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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Dean Smith fullName Dean Edwards Smith