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Artist Scott Nurkin puts the final touches on a mural honoring UNC basketball coach Dean Smith in 2015. The mural at the ...
While MJ was obviously a gifted natural athlete, it's likely he wouldn't have ascended into the player he was without the guidance of North Carolina head coach Dean Smith during his college tenure.
Dean Smith, a legendary college basketball coach, led the North Carolina Tar Heels for 36 years, winning two NCAA championships and mentoring future NBA stars like Michael Jordan and James Worthy.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — A Chapel Hill artist is looking for a new canvas as his impressive mural tribute to Dean Smith is set to be demolished in the near future. “Back in 2015, when Dean ...
Dean Smith will serve a second five-year term as director of Duke University Press, Provost Alec D. Gallimore announced. The reappointment followed a routine administrative review that was conducted ...
"These figures are important for the future generations to know about. You know of the legendary Dean Smith, but that becomes less and less as time goes on unless you intentionally continue to ...
Charlotte FC have signed head coach Dean Smith to a new contract through the 2027 MLS season, the club announced Thursday. The Englishman joined Charlotte ahead of the 2024 campaign after over a ...
Norfolk – Linda Dean Smith, 83, passed away of pancreatic cancer on August 28, 2024 at her son’s home in Chesapeake. She was born January 4, 1941 in Wilson, NC, the daughter of James David ...
Scott Nurkin got out his ladder and paints after Dean Smith died in 2015, channeling his grief into a portrait of the legendary UNC basketball coach on a gas station wall on the Orange-Chatham ...