About 180 lettermen that played basketball for Coach Dean Smith during his legendary coaching career received a check for 200 dollars, on Thursday, from the Dean E. Smith Recoverable Trust.

The accounting firm that sent out the checks told WCHL that this idea had come directly from Coach Smith before his passing, earlier this year.

The checks came with a letter that told the former Tar Heel basketball players that Coach Smith had sent the check with the directions to “enjoy a dinner out compliments of Coach Dean Smith.”