Story On Dean Smith’s Failing Health May Give You Some Dust In Your Eye [College Basketball]
“People close to the coach say his famous memory is slipping. On some days he doesn’t recognize people he has known for years.” [Fayetteville Observer] More »
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Huh, this did water up my eyes, but I just avoided my own Gramps when it happened to him.
The Baltimoron
I was there as a student for Coach Smith’s last game. He is a super nice guy and obviously one of the best coaches of all time. Very sad.
TarHeelBlues
“Don’t give up. Don’t ever give…….line.”
SnarlyHustle
“On some days he doesn’t recognize people he has known for years.”
I’m not worried. Medical advancements have come a long way since 1982 when Fred Brown couldn’t recognize his own teammates.
TopesWin
@Sandburgh: Last week he addressed a tree as “Eric Montross.”
Uncanny Valley PTA
The good thing about losing your memory is that you don’t miss it.
It’s more painful for those around Dean than it is for him. I’m sure he’s dolefully enjoying each moment.
Baggs
“How old? Pussy.”
-John Wooden
SayChowdaFrenchie
“Do you still remember the Four Corner offense?
-Joe Karma
vodkanaut
The four corners of his mind are just waiting for the right moment.
InSinSeer
@Rob Iracane: So good. +1
OchentaYcinco
I saw coach Smith with his son at a barbershop in Durham last month. He had no idea why everyone in there was calling him coach. Sad.
Roethlisberger’s Wingman
This is heartbreaking. If he’d relied on a regimen of daily prayer, fruit smoothies and Thai hookers like John Wooden did, he’d have another 10 or 15 good years ahead of him.
Jefferson Short Bus
Phil Ford’s wife has offered to refresh Dean’s memory.
Lionel Osbourne
@Rob Iracane: +1
WhatWouldTebowDo?
@A Duck With a Lisp: I would have gone with Les Miles.
bondjunkie
@Rob Iracane: +1
Jefferson Short Bus
“This is so very sad. To put it in proper perspective, I’d say that it’s almost as sad as last season’s outcome.”
-Roy Williams
bevraj of choice
@Rob Iracane: Perfect.
Hatey McLife
People close to the coach say his famous memory is slipping.
“Hey, that’s mine too!”
-Christopher Reeve
ClintonPortishead
Shoulda been you, Coach K.
Rob Iracane
“People close to the coach say his famous memory is slipping. On some days he doesn’t recognize people he has known for years.”
A better post would have been to print just that, then let the commentariat guess the identity of the coach. Joe Paterno would have been the most common guess.
A Duck With a Lisp
Like most UNC fans, he’s completely forgotten about the Matt Doherty-era.
Sandburgh
On some days he doesn’t recognize people he has known for years.
D-Lo Brown is crestfallen.
MattinglysSideburns
But he can still hold MJ to under 20 points a game.
UkraineNotWeak