One modest proposition: We should replace North Carolina’s statue of a Confederate veteran in the U.S. Capitol with a new statue of the late, legendary college basketball coach Dean Smith.

Replace Silent Sam with a statue of Hinton James. Shoot, put Dean Smith and Charles Scott standing shoulder to shoulder in McCorkle place. — thong sandal shawty (@tdouble_u) August 21, 2018 ...

Coach Dean Smith was more than “coach” to the teams only: He was an inspiration to all of us. ... Jim Davidson: ‘Think’ about Smith statue February 09, 2015 5:14 PM.

Excerpted from Dean Smith: More than a coach. Published by Triumph Books. Book can be purchased online at Amazon. Frank McGuire, the man a 30-year-old Smith replaced as head coach in… ...

Dean Smith, former head coach of men’s basketball at the University of North Carolina, has died at age 83. He led his team to two national championships and earned a place in the Hall of Fame ...

Dean Smith made college basketball a better game and he made North Carolina a better place to live. Perhaps no coach accomplished more. Smith, born in Emporia, Kan., and a member of the Jayhawks ...

North Carolina legend Dean Smith and Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski helped grow the greatest rivalry in college basketball, and although the two coaches were fierce competitors, they developed a ...