Few sportsmen found the George Sheehan sweet spot better than Dean Smith. The former North Carolina basketball coach, who found peace without the world on Saturday night at 83, understood what ...

When it comes to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, no other athletic program comes close to the success of the ...

Legendary North Carolina men's basketball coach Dean Smith, who pushed the Tar Heels to national prominence during his four decades on the bench, died Saturday evening. He was 83.

FILE - In this March 30, 1991 file photo, Kansas coach Roy Williams, left, and North Carolina coach Dean Smith talk before the start of the first NCAA national semi-final game in Indianapolis, Ind ...

Dean Smith, the coaching innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina, an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and induction into basketball's Hall of Fame more than a decade before he ...

The Dean Smith everyone associates with North Carolina, of course, is the late and legendary former Tar Heel basketball coach, who directed UNC’s basketball team from 1961-1997, piling up 879 ...

The college basketball community continues to mourn the death of legendary North Carolina head coach Dean Smith, who died over the weekend. Smith was 83. With 879 career coaching victories, Smith ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC -- Coach Dean Smith, the legendary former UNC basketball coach who passed away in February, apparently willed his trust to send a $200 check to all of his former varsity players ...

DG Martin interviews basketball coaching legend Dean Smith about his book A Coach's Life. Skip to Main Content. Search PBS. Sign In ... NC Bookwatch. Dean Smith, A Coach's Life. Season 17 Episode ...

When Dean Smith set what at the time was the record for career coaching victories on a mid-March day during the 1997 NCAA basketball tournament, the celebration was on for the far-flung "family ...

Tar Heels coach Roy Williams shares his memories of former North Carolina coach Dean Smith and what he meant to the program. (2:06) ESPN.com news services. Feb 8, 2015, 09:10 AM ET.

Dean Smith, the coaching innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina, an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and induction into basketball's Hall of Fame more than a decade before he ...