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Dean Smith

LizAnne_1 — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 23:51:18 GMT

A legendary coach and an honorable man. RIP Coach Smith.

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deepwaterdotter — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 23:57:16 GMT

Absolutely. Michael Jordan recalled him to be "a mentor, my teacher, my second father."

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grandma_2_2 — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 23:59:30 GMT

Saw this earlier today.

May he rest in peace.

Rock Chalk.

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Lucibee — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:10:48 GMT

Nice man. Rest in peace.

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adelle38 — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:12:55 GMT

Dean Smith was loved and respected not because he coached winning teams but because he was a man of ethics and moral courage.

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SusyQ222a — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:15:11 GMT

I loved watching the Tarheels when he was coaching. He seemed to be so well respected. His players all seemed to look up to him too. I remember the championship game in 82 when Michael Jordan made the winning shot against Villanova to win the championship. The Tarheels were always amazing when he coached. Being from North Carolina, games were a big deal. He will be greatly missed. On my Facebook page today I saw a picture of Michael Jordan giving Dean Smith a kiss. He said he was his coach, his mentor, and second father. What powerful words about another person's character.

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makeup addict — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:22:56 GMT

Great person and coach--- rip from a Duke fan.

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kittymomNC — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:29:58 GMT

Three great North Carolina coaches... Dean Smith of UNC, Jim Valvano of NC State, and thankfully still with us, Mike Krzyzewski of Duke. We've had, and still have, some of the best!

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Irshgrl31201 — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:47:29 GMT

On 2/8/2015 kittymomNC said:
Three great North Carolina coaches... Dean Smith of UNC, Jim Valvano of NC State, and thankfully still with us, Mike Krzyzewski of Duke. We've had, and still have, some of the best!

Yes we do.

"I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I am thinking"- Dean Smith

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makeup addict — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:58:49 GMT

On 2/8/2015 kittymomNC said:
Three great North Carolina coaches... Dean Smith of UNC, Jim Valvano of NC State, and thankfully still with us, Mike Krzyzewski of Duke. We've had, and still have, some of the best!

I completely agree!! Im from NC and i loved watching all three of them! coach K, of corse, is my fave, but Jimmy V was so full of passion!! I remember seeing him and D Vitale starred on The Cosby Show.

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SusyQ222a — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 02:11:58 GMT

I agree about the other two coaches. Jimmy V was always so animated. I remember when NC State won either the ACC or NCAA and he went running out at the end of the game to celebrate. It was almost as if he couldn't believe they had won LOL. And Coach K is another stand up guy who has his players respect. I will say it even though I am a UNC fan through and through. lol.

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SusyQ222a — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 02:12:29 GMT

On 2/8/2015 makeup addict said:
On 2/8/2015 kittymomNC said:
Three great North Carolina coaches... Dean Smith of UNC, Jim Valvano of NC State, and thankfully still with us, Mike Krzyzewski of Duke. We've had, and still have, some of the best!

I completely agree!! Im from NC and i loved watching all three of them! coach K, of corse, is my fave, but Jimmy V was so full of passion!! I remember seeing him and D Vitale starred on The Cosby Show.

I remember that episode.