Family Letter: Dean Smith Having Memory Issues - Winston-Salem News Story - WXII The Triad
RALEIGH -- The family of North Carolina coaching great Dean Smith says the 79-year-old Hall of Famer is dealing with memory loss.
The family sent a letter to former players and coaches Saturday, providing details about Smith's health after generally declining to comment for privacy reasons.Smith's condition was described as a "progressive neurocognitive disorder that affects his memory."Smith retired in 1997 after 36 seasons in Chapel Hill as the winningest coach in Division I men's basketball with 879 victories, a mark passed a decade later by Bob Knight at Texas Tech.Smith won 13 Atlantic Coast Conference tournaments, reached 11 Final Fours and won the NCAA championship in 1982 and 1993.
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