| Dean Smith AKA Dean Edwards Smith Born: 28-Feb-1931
Birthplace: Emporia, KS
Died: 7-Feb-2015
Location of death: Chapel Hill, NC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Basketball Nationality: United States
Executive summary: UNC Basketball Head Coach, 1961-97 Military service: USAF Father: Alfred Smith
Wife: Linnea (m. 21-May-1976, five children)
High School: Topeka High School, Topeka, KS
University: University of Kansas
Coach: Assistant Coach, University of Kansas (1953-54)
Coach: Assistant Coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1958-61)
Coach: Head Coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1961-97)
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Basketball Hall of Fame 1983
Naismith Coach of the Year (male) 1993
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 1996
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1997
Arthur Ashe Courage Award 1998
College Basketball Hall of Fame 2006
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
He Got Game (1-May-1998) · Himself
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