UNC Coach Leaves $200 to Each Player in His Will

Before longtime North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith died last month, he made an unusual arrangement in his will: All of his former players are getting $200 to go out to dinner, reports ESPN. The letter to one such player, Dante Calabria, surfaced today on Twitter. "Enjoy a dinner out, compliments of Coach Dean Smith," it reads. The check is enclosed. FoxSports reports that Smith sent letters to about 175 ex-players, meaning he shelled out about $35,000. "It put a tear in my eye," says former team member Serge Zwikker. "Even after he passed, he was still all about his players." (More Dean Smith stories.)