Don Smith (basketball, born 1910) explained

Don Smith
Position:Guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:170
Nationality:American
Birth Date:18 October 1910
Death Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Highschool:Bellevue (Bellevue, Pennsylvania)
College:Pittsburgh (1930–1933)
Career Start:1933
Career End:1944
Years1:1933–1934
Team1:McKeesport Willigs
Years2:1934–1937
Team2:Pittsburgh Willigs
Years3:1935–1936
Team3:McKeesport Big Five
Years4:1937–1938
Team4:Pittsburgh Pirates
Years5:1938
Team5:Akron Firestone Non-Skids
Years6:1938–1939
Team6:McKeesport Big Five
Years7:1939–1940
Team7:Pittsburgh North Side
Years8:1940–1941
Team8:Pittsburgh Pirates
Years9:1941–1942
Team9:Pittsburgh Young Republicans
Years10:1942–1944
Team10:Pittsburgh Corbetts
Highlights:

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 tall.[1] 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.[2] Smith, who was from Bellevue, Pennsylvania, was known for his quick basketball instincts. After retirement, he became a dentist in the Pittsburgh area.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1932–33 Season Summary. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 1, 2011.
  2. Web site: Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball media guide. University of Pittsburgh. February 1, 2011. November 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112084600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mediaguide-section8.pdf. dead.
  3. News: D.H. SMITH, 83, DENTIST, BASKETBALL PLAYER AT PITT. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 29, 1994. B5.