Don Smith (basketball, born 1910)

Don Smith
Personal information
Born	October 18, 1910
Died	January 27, 1994 (aged 83); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Bellevue (Bellevue, Pennsylvania)
College	Pittsburgh (1930–1933)
Playing career	1933–1944
Position	Guard
Career history
1933–1934	McKeesport Willigs
1934–1937	Pittsburgh Willigs
1935–1936	McKeesport Big Five
1937–1938	Pittsburgh Pirates
1938	Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1938–1939	McKeesport Big Five
1939–1940	Pittsburgh North Side
1940–1941	Pittsburgh Pirates
1941–1942	Pittsburgh Young Republicans
1942–1944	Pittsburgh Corbetts
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (1933);

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.^[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]^[3] Smith, who was from Bellevue, Pennsylvania, was known for his quick basketball instincts. After retirement, he became a dentist in the Pittsburgh area.^[4]

References[edit]

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

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[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.

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