FILE - In this March 30, 1982, file photo, North Carolina coach Dean Smith cuts down the net at the Superdome in New Orleans, after his Tar Heels defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 63-62 to win the NCAA college men's basketball championship. Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, died "peacefully" at his home Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2015. He was 83. (AP Photo/File)
DOG ASIDE:
One of the all time records in sports was started in 1982…..as the 1st game of the Baltimore Orioles SS Cal Ripken, Jr. record breaking consecutive games played of 2,632 was on May 30, 1982…..plus on August 18, 1982….Pete Rose sets record with his 13, 941 plate appearances…of which he would have many more….and the St Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers in a great 7-game series to win the World Series…..while UNC Tar Heels overcame the Georgetown Hoyas 63 – 62 to win the NCAAM Championship.
