Legendary college basketball coach Dean Smith died on Saturday at the age of 83. He coached the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for 36 years and his teams won two national championships.
He鈥檚 being remembered by former players, including Michael Jordan, as a father figure. s Peter O鈥橠owd speaks with one of Smith鈥檚 former rivals, retired Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Cremins, who says Smith 鈥渕ade the game of basketball better.鈥
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- , retired college basketball coach. He coached at Georgia Tech from 1981 to 2000.
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