Dean Smith...
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:49 am
Got to mention the passing of Dean Smith this weekend. He had been sick for several years with a type of Alzheimers.
Legendary coach and a great, classy guy. In all the years I'd watched UNC, I remember him always showing great sportsmanship and respect. 2 national titles, a ton of Final Fours, and an amazing streak of consecutive years making the Sweet Sixteen.
He coached the 76 Olympic team that re-took our stolen 72 gold...!!! And he had a long list of legendary players.
Most importantly, he recruited Charlie Scott, who became the first African American player in the ACC in the late 60's.
EDIT:
On another site, a Maryland fan corrected me, and then "laughed his (bleeping) ass off" for some reason:
"Nothing like a big lie to live forever. The first black basketball player in the ACC was Billy Jones at MD in 1965. The first black football in the ACC was Darryl Hill at MD in 1963. Funny how the media seems to forget that, and how UNC now claims to have integrated the ACC. 03-lmfao"
i then found this old article that discussed ACC integration:
http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/crossin...id=1191646
Legendary coach and a great, classy guy. In all the years I'd watched UNC, I remember him always showing great sportsmanship and respect. 2 national titles, a ton of Final Fours, and an amazing streak of consecutive years making the Sweet Sixteen.
He coached the 76 Olympic team that re-took our stolen 72 gold...!!! And he had a long list of legendary players.
Most importantly, he recruited Charlie Scott, who became the first African American player in the ACC in the late 60's.
EDIT:
On another site, a Maryland fan corrected me, and then "laughed his (bleeping) ass off" for some reason:
"Nothing like a big lie to live forever. The first black basketball player in the ACC was Billy Jones at MD in 1965. The first black football in the ACC was Darryl Hill at MD in 1963. Funny how the media seems to forget that, and how UNC now claims to have integrated the ACC. 03-lmfao"
i then found this old article that discussed ACC integration:
http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/crossin...id=1191646