A fan mourns the loss of Dean Smith the former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach as a memorial service for the legendary coach comes to an end at the Dean Smith Center on Feb. 22, 2015 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dean Smith, 83, passed away on Feb 7, 2015. Smith retired from the University of North Carolina in 1997 after 36 seasons. Smith's teams won 879 games and had 27 consecutive seasons of at least 20 victories. While those statistics are staggering, many don't know that earlier in his career Smith also served in the U.S. Air Force and later coached the Air Force baseball and golf teams. Roy Williams, the current North Carolina coach who spent 10 years as Smith's assistant, said Smith "was the greatest there ever was on the court but far, far better off the court with people."