[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 37 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        DEAN SMITH'S ACHIEVEMENT

  (Mr. PRICE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, 877 victories and still 
counting. Dean Smith, the basketball coach at the University of North 
Carolina at Chapel Hill, has now claimed the title of the all-time 
winningest coach in basketball history, with 877 victories. And the 
winning continues. Division I college basketball has changed a great 
deal since the early 1960's, when Dean Smith became head coach at 
Carolina. Three decades later Dean Smith is still winning, with class 
and consistency.
  It is an amazing feat to coach in 877 games, let alone to win that 
many. Dean Smith has proven that you can be socially conscious, 
academically serious, you can play by the rules, and still rise to the 
top. He choose not to bask in the glory of this achievement, but 
rather, gives full credit to the hard work of others.
  Let us all congratulate and honor Dean Smith. His victories on and 
off the court set an outstanding example for all Americans, and we are 
as proud as we can be that he hails from the Fourth Congressional 
District.

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