Dean Smith an irreplaceable treasure
Posted Feb 20, 2015
The year was 1994. Having barely lost to 3rd District U.S. Congresswoman Marilyn Lloyd two years earlier, Zach Wamp decided to again run for the Democrat's vacant seat. And because he'd been a lifelong friend of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith's son Scott, Wamp pursued an endorsement from the UNC coach, even though Wamp was a Republican and Smith a well-known Democrat.
(Chattanooga Times Free Press)
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