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A year later, Smith's story lives on

You’ve heard the stories.

The Four Corners offense. The rapport among former players. The $200 checks to lettermen.

They never get old. Some stories are worth hearing over again, though.

Dean Smith’s is one of them.

It’s been one year since a university, a state, a sport and a nation gathered to mourn the death of the legendary North Carolina men’s basketball coach.

Every Tar Heel has their favorite Smith tale, whether it’s bumping into him at Sutton’s or rushing Franklin Street after he brought the national championship trophy to Chapel Hill in 1982 and 1993.