Dean Smith (athlete)
Dean Smith ( Finis Dean Smith ; born January 15, 1932 in Breckenridge , Texas ) is a retired American athlete. First he was a sprinter relay Olympic champion, then he was a football player . After the end of his sporting career, he worked as a stuntman .
Career
In 1952 he drove as US champion in the 100-meter run to the Olympic Games in Helsinki , where he was fourth in this discipline. In the 4 x 100 meter relay , he was the starting runner of the victorious US team, which also included Harrison Dillard , Lindy Remigino and Andy Stanfield .
After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin , he served in the Army . After his service, Smith played American football for the Los Angeles Rams and the Pittsburgh Steelers , but was not used in any regular season game .
He then started as a rodeo cowboy and worked as a stuntman with John Wayne in numerous westerns.
Dean Smith has been a member of the Stuntmen Hall of Fame since 1980 and was named All American Cowboy in 1997. In 1998 he received the Golden Boot Award .
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: Alamo (The Alamo)
- 1961: The Comancheros (The Comancheros)
- 1962: The West Was Won (How the West which won)
- 1963: MacLintock (McLintock!)
- 1964: Rio Conchos (Rio Conchos)
- 1966: El Dorado (El Dorado)
- 1971: Big Jake (Big Jake)
He also appeared in various television series such as Maverick , Gunsmoke, Lawman , Have Gun Will Travel, Iron Horse and Walker, Texas Ranger .
Web links
- Dean Smith biography on the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo website ( September 5, 2013 memento on the Internet Archive )
- Dean Smith in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Dean Smith in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dean Smith Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com, accessed April 24, 2018 (American English): "Earlier in the season he won his only major championship when he took the AAU 100 meters. After the Olympics he served in the Army and attempted to play in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers, although he never appeared in a regular season game. "
1912: Jacobs , Macintosh , d'Arcy , Applegarth ( GBR )
| 1920: Paddock , Scholz , Murchison , Kirksey ( USA )
| 1924: Hussey , Clarke , Murchison , LeConey ( USA ) | 1928: Wykoff , Quinn , Borah , Russell ( USA ) | 1932: Kiesel , Toppino , Dyer , Wykoff ( USA ) | 1936: Owens , Metcalfe , Draper , Wykoff ( USA ) | 1948: Ewell , Wright , Dillard , Patton ( USA ) | 1952: Smith , Dillard , Remigino , Stanfield ( USA ) | 1956: Baker , King , Morrow , Murchison ( USA ) | 1960: Cullmann , Hary , Mahlendorf , Lauer ( EUA ).svg){kind=small}
| 1964: Drayton , Ashworth , Stebbins , Hayes ( USA )
| 1968: Greene , Pender , Smith , Hines ( USA ) | 1972: Black , Taylor , Tinker , Hart ( USA ) | 1976: Glance , Jones , Hampton , Riddick ( USA ) | 1980: Muravjow , Sidorow , Aksinin , Prokofjew ( URS )
| 1984: Graddy , Brown , Smith , C. Lewis ( USA ) | 1988: Bryshin , Krylow , Muravjow , Sawin ( URS ) | 1992: C. Lewis , Mitchell , Burrell , Marsh ( USA ) | 1996: Esmie , Gilbert , Surin , Bailey ( CAN )
| 2000: Drummond , Williams , B. Lewis , Greene ( USA ) | 2004: Gardener , Campbell , Devonish , Lewis-Francis ( GBR )
| 2008: Bledman , Burns , Callender , Thompson ( TRI )
| 2012: Carter , Frater , Blake , Bolt ( JAM )
| 2016: Powell , Blake , Ashmeade , Bolt ( JAM )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Smith, Dean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Finis Dean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sprinter, football player, and stunt man |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Breckenridge, Texas |