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Sam Smith
American basketball player (1944-2022)
Also known as Samuel Chestley Smith
- Born
- January 27, 1944
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Sources- 1.Stated in Basketball Referencebasketball-reference.com/players/s/smithsa01.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-26
- January 27, 1944
- Died
- May 19, 2022
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Sources- 1.“Hazard basketball legend Sam Smith dies at 78”wymt.com/2022/05/20/hazard-basketball-legend-sam-smith-dies-78/
- May 19, 2022
- Birthplace
- Hazard
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Sources- 1.Stated in Basketball Referencebasketball-reference.com/players/s/smithsa01.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-26
- Hazard
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- basketball player
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Sources- 1.Stated in Basketball Referencebasketball-reference.com/players/s/smithsa01.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-26
- 2.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
- basketball player
- Education
- Hazard High School
- , University of Louisville
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Sources- 1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
- Height
- 79 in
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- 79 in
Overview
Life at a glance
Positions, education, employers and awards over time
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All data
39 statements · 59% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Member of sports team
- Utah Stars(until 1971)
- Kentucky Colonels(1968–1970)
- Louisville Cardinals men's basketball(1963–1964)
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Sources- 1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
- Given name
- Sam
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Sources- 1.Stated in Basketball Referencebasketball-reference.com/players/s/smithsa01.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-26
- Sam
- Family name
- Smith
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Sources- 1.Stated in Basketball Referencebasketball-reference.com/players/s/smithsa01.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-26
- Smith
- Position played on team / speciality
- power forward
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Sources- 1.Stated in Basketball Referencebasketball-reference.com/players/s/smithsa01.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-26
- power forward
- Sport
- basketball
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Sources- 1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
- 2.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
- basketball
- Mass
- 230 lb
- League
- NCAA Division I men's basketball(1963–1964)
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Sources- 1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
- American Basketball Association
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- NCAA Division I men's basketball(1963–1964)
- Name in native language
- Sam Smith
- Sport number
- 52(1967–1968) member of sports team: Minnesota Muskies
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- 5(1970–1971) member of sports team: Kentucky Colonels
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- 50(1970–1971) member of sports team: Kentucky Colonels
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- 54(1971–1971) member of sports team: Utah Stars
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- 52(1968–1970) member of sports team: Kentucky Colonels
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- 52(1967–1968) member of sports team: Minnesota Muskies
On other databases
9 identifiers linking Sam Smith across the web's reference databases
- Basketball Reference NBA player IDs/smithsa01
- ESPN.com NBA player ID787
- Find a Grave memorial ID239877716
- Freebase ID/m/080djs9
- Nasljerseys.com player IDABA/Players/S/Smith.Sam
- Prabook ID1905567
- RealGM basketball player ID68463
- Sports Reference college basketball player IDsam-smith-4
- The Draft Review ID5491