Sports
1982: Smith wins first national title
By Clifton Barnes | October 13The following story originally ran in the March 30, 1982 edition of The Daily Tar Heel.NEW ORLEANS — And on the seventh try, Dean created national champions.UNC coach Dean Smith, after six previous trips to the final four, finally came away with the big one — the NCAA collegiate basketball title — as the North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Georgetown Hoyas 63-62.
