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Title: UNC basketball legend Dean Smith dies at 83 Post by: Jamos on February 08, 2015, 09:29:58 PM Legendary University of North Carolina head basketball coach Dean Smith -- a man who left his mark on young men both on and off the court -- died Saturday evening at the age of 83, according to the University of North Carolina's official athletics website.
He had battled dementia for years, and according to a family statement provided to UNC, he "passed away peacefully" in his Chapel Hill home with his wife and five children by his side. http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/08/us/former-north-carolina-tarheels-coach-dean-smith-died/index.html Title: Re: UNC basketball legend Dean Smith dies at 83 Post by: ricky023 on February 08, 2015, 11:46:32 PM Prayers are going out to the family in JESUS name. Losing a loved one ain't easy but he was a man of moral standards. He will live on in the BB life forever as Coach Rupp. God Bless. RTR!
Title: Re: UNC basketball legend Dean Smith dies at 83 Post by: 2Stater on February 09, 2015, 07:40:41 AM I always admired Dean Smith. I had no idea he was suffering from dementia. Prayers to the family.
Title: Re: UNC basketball legend Dean Smith dies at 83 Post by: Chechem on February 09, 2015, 08:52:23 AM Great coach. Prayers to him and his family.
Unfortunately, already hearing rumors about the NC football scandal being linked to his bb programs. Didn't take long! :wall: Title: Re: UNC basketball legend Dean Smith dies at 83 Post by: 2Stater on February 09, 2015, 09:09:36 AM Great coach. Prayers to him and his family. Unfortunately, already hearing rumors about the NC football scandal being linked to his bb programs. Didn't take long! :wall: Well, that sucks. Let's hope there is nothing to it. I've always held CDS in high esteem. Title: Re: UNC basketball legend Dean Smith dies at 83 Post by: ALTideUp on February 10, 2015, 09:55:55 PM Great coach. Prayers to him and his family. Unfortunately, already hearing rumors about the NC football scandal being linked to his bb programs. Didn't take long! :wall: Well, that sucks. Let's hope there is nothing to it. I've always held CDS in high esteem. I too have always held Coach Smith in high regard. But, that said, this scandal appears to have been long-running, and you don't gear something like that up to support a middling football program in a middling football league. I hated to learn about what Coach Paterno did (or failed to do), and I desperately hope that Coach Smith is vindicated. But the program at UNC did what they did, and it's on them that the question is there to be asked, not on us. |