Autographs of Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired with 879 victories, which was the NCAA Division I men's basketball record at that time. Smith had the ninth-highest winning percentage of any men's college basketball coach (77.6%). During his tenure as head coach, North Carolina won two national championships and appeared in 11 Final Fours. Smith played college basketball at the University of Kansas, where he won a national championship in 1952 playing for Hall of fame coach Phog Allen. More about Dean Smith
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Smith was born in Emporia, Kansas, on February 28, 1931. Both of his parents were public school teachers. Smith's father, Alfred, coached the Emporia High Spartans basketball team to the 1934 state title in Kansas. This 1934 team was notable for having the first African American basketball player in Kansas tournament history. While at Emporia High School for two years and then at Topeka High School, Smith lettered in basketball all four years and was named all-state in basketball as a senior. Smith's interest in sports was not limited to basketball. Smith also played quarterback for his high school football team and catcher for the high school baseball team. Read even more about Dean Smith at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Dean Smith
In total, we tracked 85 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Dean Smith (Dean Smith Signed Shirt) was sold in May 2021 for £100.00 while the cheapest item (Dean Smith signed Walsall crested card.) found a new owner for £0.80 in August 2013. The month with the most items sold (7) was May 2019 with an average selling price of £2.99 for an autographed item of Dean Smith. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2021 with £100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.80 was August 2013. In average, an autographed item from Dean Smith is worth £2.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dean Smith were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ASTON VILLA: DEAN SMITH SIGNED 6x4 ACTION PHOTO+COA | £3.99 | |
| ASTON VILLA: DEAN SMITH SIGNED 6x4 ACTION PHOTO+COA | £3.99 | |
| DEAN SMITH HAND SIGNED 6X4 ASTON VILLA PHOTO | £4.99 | |
| DEAN SMITH NORWICH CITY MANAGER SIGNED PANINI PLUS ADRENALYN 2022 BADGE CARD | £2.25 | |
| Dean smith signed club card Sent To Me By The Club | £5.00 | |
| Football - Dean Smith - Hand Signed 12x8 Photograph - Aston Villa - COA | £15.00 | |
| NORWICH: DEAN SMITH SIGNED 6x4 ACTION PHOTO+COA | £2.99 | |
| NORWICH: DEAN SMITH SIGNED 6x4 ACTION PHOTO+COA | £2.99 | |
| NORWICH: DEAN SMITH SIGNED 6x4 PORTRAIT PHOTO+COA | £2.99 | |
| Signed Dean Smith Aston Villa Photograph | £2.85 | |
Latest News about Dean Smith
Dean Smith must meet with Charlotte FC's mascot weekly and film one TikTok per m (12/13/23): Smith takes the helm of the Major League Soccer franchise after leaving his role at Leicester following the club's relegation to the Championship at the end of last season. 
Unai Emery shares touching moment with Dean Smith and tells the ex-Aston Villa b (10/22/23): Dean Smith returned to the ground he had frequented as a boyhood fan though this time on punditry duties for Sky Sports and tasked with interviewing the club's current boss.
Dean Smith insists Leicester can 'bounce back' after they were relegated from th (05/28/23): Dean Smith backed 'elite club' Leicester to make an instant return to the Premier League after they slumped to relegation just seven years after winning the title.
Dean Smith calls for Leicester's players and fans to pull together ahead of Sund (05/26/23): TOM COLLOMOSSE: Dean Smith made a plea for unity as Leicester try to secure the win on Sunday that will give them a chance of evading Premier League relegation.
Dean Smith praises stubborn Leicester after holding Newcastle to a draw (05/23/23): TOM COLLOMOSSE AT ST JAMES' PARK: The draw at St James' Park means Leicester will stay up if they beat West Ham on Sunday and Everton fail to take three points at home to Bournemouth.
Older News Stories about Dean Smith
Dean Smith makes bizarre 'achievement' claim if Leicester stay up 'with group of (05/2023): The Foxes came eighth in the Premier League last season, four points off the Europa Conference League places and six off Europa League places, having won their first ever FA Cup the previous year.
Dean Smith bemoans Leicester's schedule, claiming it 'isn't right' they play on (04/2023): They then go to Fulham, due to the King's coronation, host Liverpool and travel to Newcastle while having to wait to see if other results go against them.
Norwich are set to appoint David Wagner as their new head coach (01/2023): Norwich are set to appoint David Wagner as the club's new head coach with the former Huddersfield boss taking over at Carrow Road following the departure of Dean Smith.
Dean Smith 'is SACKED by Norwich' after three losses in five games following the (12/2022): Norwich City have sacked head coach Dean Smith following a run of three defeats in their last five Championship games and mounting frustration from supporters.
Norwich 2-0 Millwall: Josh Sargent scores twice to hand his side victory (08/2022): Norwich scored two second half goals to hand Dean Smith his second home victory of the season as they came out on top in a 2-0 win over Millwall. American Josh Sargent scored both goals.
Dean Smith is looking to defy the odds by ending Tottenham's Champions League dr (05/2022): Norwich manager Smith is keen for three points against Tottenham as it would lift them above Watford should the Hornets lose at Chelsea.
Premier League: Norwich boss Dean Smith to stay at club despite relegation after (04/2022): Dean Smith is set to stay on as Norwich boss and will be tasked with winning an instant return to the Premier League after their relegation was confirmed on Saturday.
Thomas Frank loves how 'cool' it is to be Brentford boss but the Dane dreams of (03/2022): EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: When Dean Smith was appointed manager of Norwich eight days after being sacked by Aston Villa, Thomas Frank called him up.
Norwich boss Smith says his players 'know they have to be better' after Southamp (02/2022): Dean Smith rued his Norwich side's 'six out of 10' performances as they managed just one shot on target in a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Southampton.
Dean Smith feared Norwich's game at Watford would be postponed due to floodlight (01/2022): Dean Smith has admitted he was worried Norwich's game at Watford was going to be cancelled due to the floodlight failure, just as his side were on course for victory.
John Terry returns to Chelsea as a part-time 'coaching consultant' for their aca (12/2021): Terry, 41, has embarked on his own coaching journey since leaving west London in 2017, working under former Aston Villa boss Dean Smith for three years in the West Midlands.
Norwich are buying into new boss Dean Smith's bold escape plan as he emphasises (11/2021): Norwich finally look like they belong in the Premier League. Dean Smith has instilled fighting spirit and a sense of mission in a group who have so often looked out of their depth.
Smith insists Aston Villa form is 'nowhere near disaster' and hits-out at social (10/2021): Dean Smith believes the hyperbole surrounding Aston Villa's recent results is nothing more than social media narrative. The Villa boss has seen his team lose three Premier League matches on the spin.
Do highly paid Premier League players need a kicking coach? They insist they mak (09/2021): While Dean Smith paid tribute to Ings, the Villa manager was also quick to credit the work of his new set-piece coach Austin MacPhee, who apparently worked on the long throw-in that led to the goal.
Aston Villa starlet Cameron Archer puts Championship clubs on red alert after Ca (08/2021): His exploits have now alerted a number of EFL clubs and left Villa weighing up whether to loan him out to continue his development or keep him around Dean Smith's first team.
Aston Villa preparing third bid for Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe after two rejecte (07/2021): Dean Smith's Villa are preparing a third offer for Arsenal playmaker Emile Smith Rowe despite the Gunners' attempts to tie the 20-year-old to a new long-term contract this summer.
Emile Smith Rowe: Aston Villa make second bid of £30m for Arsenal star (06/2021): The Gunners have already rejected an opening £25m offer from the Midlands side and insisted their youngster is not for sale this summer, but that has not deterred Dean Smith and Co.
Thomas Tuchel admits Chelsea were 'LUCKY' to get over the line and clinch top fo (05/2021): Blues supporters had their hearts in their mouths on a rollercoaster afternoon as Tuchel's side fell behind by two goals to Dean Smith's side, while Leicester and Spurs exchanged control of their game.
Aston Villa vs West Brom - Premier League: Live score, lineups and updates (04/2021): Dean Smith's side are looking to inflict more misery on the Baggies, who sit second bottom of the table and are edging closer towards relegation to the Championship. Follow live here.
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith says football has handled the pandemic as 'well as i (03/2021): Smith's Aston Villa side were beaten 4-0 at Leicester on March 9 last year, the final Premier League game to take place with no restrictions on capacity in stadiums.
Aston Villa push for Europe after they shine without Jack Grealish (02/2021): Aston Villa finally broke their run of defeats they've been facing when Jack Grealish hasn't been on the pitch, as Dean Smith highlighted some of his less celebrated players after their win.
Bristol City set to clinch Henri Lansbury signing from Aston Villa (01/2021): Villa manager Dean Smith confirmed midfielder Lansbury is available and the Championship side are hopeful of landing the 30 year-old before Monday's deadline.
Dean Smith praises Aston Villa's 'incredible energy levels' after 'battling' bac (12/2020): Dean Smith has hailed his side's 'incredible energy levels' after playing twice in 48 hours. He believes the 'momentum and confidence' they have built up will stand them in good stead.
Aston Villa star Grealish is putting in extra work in the gym to cope with heavy (10/2020): Grealish was the most fouled player in the league last term and boss Dean Smith revealed the 25-year-old is working to prepare himself for more kicks as the Premier League season continues.
Dean Smith thinks Aston Villa's last-gasp survival last season was divine interv (09/2020): Dean Smith believes divine intervention may have kept Aston Villa in the Premier League as he reflected on the lucky escape they had against Monday night's opponents Sheffield United.
Aston Villa step up pursuit of Callum Wilson with Dean Smith likely to miss out (08/2020): Villa have struggled to make progress in their attempts to reunite Ollie Watkins with his former Brentford boss Dean Smith and are ready to pursue a move for Callum Wilson.
Dean Smith dedicates Aston Villa Premier League survival to his late father, who (07/2020): Ron Smith, died aged 79 after contracting Covid-19. His son Dean dedicated Aston Villa's Premier League survival to his late father who was a massive fan and a former steward at the club.
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith facing sack threat after Wolves defeat which extende (06/2020): Dean Smith is under mounting pressure after Aston Villa lost again. Villa failed to take their latest opportunity to climb out of the bottom three, losing 1-0 to Wolves. They are second-bottom.
Aston Villa forward Indiana Vassilev puts pen to paper on a new two-year deal (05/2020): Dean Smith turned to the young forward earlier this year after an injury crisis left him short of options in attack, and Vassilev did enough in his four appearances to earn an improved contract.
Dean Smith's position as Aston Villa boss under serious threat (03/2020): Smith's team have conceded a Premier League-high 56 goals, an average of two per game and since his new deal was announced, Villa have lost 10 of their 15 league games.
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith urges his squad to make their families proud duri (02/2020): As Dean Smith takes his troops to Wembley today, he will fondly recall the time he hitched a lift to watch his beloved Aston Villa play Manchester United in the 1994 League Cup final.
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith thinks their Carabao Cup semi-final win can boost (01/2020): Dean Smith is confident Aston Villa's dramatic Carabao Cup victory over Leicester can galvanise his side to secure Premier League survival.
Aston Villa interested in Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara (12/2019): Aston Villa are showing an interest in Rangers' Glen Kamara. Manager Dean Smith wants an experienced midfielder to bolster his options.
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith agrees new four-year contract (11/2019): Dean Smith has agreed a new four-year contract to remain as boss of Aston Villa after leading the club to promotion in May.
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith warns 'embarrassing' VAR is sucking the fun out of t (10/2019): TOM FARMERY AT VILLA PARK: It has got to the point where Dean Smith laughs when he talks about VAR as if it were a joke. The Aston Villa boss has to laugh or else he would launch into a tirade.