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Did Dean Smith get started as head coach at UNC?
Dean Smith served a stint in the United States Air Force in Germany, later working as a head coach of United States Air Force Academy's baseball and golf teams.
Did Dean Smith ever teach basketball with the USAF?
Dean Smith worked as a head coach of United States Air Force Academy's baseball and golf teams.
How did Dean Smith get the job as head coach at the U.S. Air Force? Was he previously a soldier?
Dean Smith served a stint in the United States Air Force in Germany, later working as a head coach of United States Air Force Academy's baseball and golf teams.
Where did Dean Smith go on to coach after the U.S. Air Force?
Dean Smith's big break came in the United States. In 1958, North Carolina coach Frank McGuire asked Smith to join his staff as an assistant coach.
Did Dean Smith accept the position of assistant coach with North Carolina coach Frank McGuire or decline and joined later?
Dean Smith served under Frank McGuire for three years until 1961, when McGuire was forced to resign by Chancellor William Aycock in the wake of a major recruiting scandal.
Was it after Frank McGuire was forced to resign that Dean Smith took over as head coach?
Dean Smith was waiting in Frank McGuire's car outside while McGuire resigned, so William Aycock called Smith in and asked him if he wanted to take over as head coach.
What was the scandal that forced Frank McGuire to resign? Was Dean Smith ever involved in that scandal?
UNC was found guilty of major NCAA violations. Combined with rumors of point shaving by some UNC players, this led Chancellor William Aycock to force Frank McGuire's resignation.

Question: What was his first year or season like?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Dean Smith's first year or season with North Carolina like?