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Don Smith (basketball, born 1910)

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American basketball player
Don Smith
Personal information
Born(1910-10-18)October 18, 1910
DiedJanuary 27, 1994(1994-01-27) (aged 83)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolBellevue (Bellevue, Pennsylvania)
CollegePittsburgh (1930–1933)
Playing career1933–1944
PositionGuard
Career history
1933–1934McKeesport Willigs
1934–1937Pittsburgh Willigs
1935–1936McKeesport Big Five
1937–1938Pittsburgh Pirates
1938Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1938–1939McKeesport Big Five
1939–1940Pittsburgh North Side
1940–1941Pittsburgh Pirates
1941–1942Pittsburgh Young Republicans
1942–1944Pittsburgh Corbetts
Career highlights and awards

Donald Heddaeus Smith (October 18, 1910 – January 27, 1994) was an American college basketball player who played for the University of Pittsburgh during the 1930s. He played the guard position and was 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall. He was voted as a consensus NCAA All-American as a senior in 1932–33 after guiding the Panthers to their second consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Conference championship. Smith, who was from Bellevue, Pennsylvania, was known for his quick basketball instincts. After retirement, he became a dentist in the Pittsburgh area.

References

  1. "1932–33 Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  2. "Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  3. Sciullo, Jr., Sam (2005), Pitt: 100 Years of Pitt Basketball, pp. 21–22, ISBN 9781596700819, retrieved February 1, 2011
  4. "D.H. SMITH, 83, DENTIST, BASKETBALL PLAYER AT PITT". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 29, 1994. p. B5.

External links

1933 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans


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