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Dean Smith
- Class:
- Redshirt
Sport: Track (1952, 1954-55)
Position:
Inducted: 1980
Hometown: Graham, Texas
• Member of UT[apos]s SWC championship teams in 1954 and 1955
• Seven-time SWC individual event and relay champion
• Captured the 100-yard dash at 1952, 1954 and 1955 SWC meets
• Member of UT[apos]s world record-setting 440-yard relay team in 1955
• Three-time All-American
• Ran leadoff leg for U.S. gold medal-winning 400-meter relay team during 1952 Olympic Games and became UT[apos]s first medal winner
• Finished fourth in 100 meters at 1952 Olympic Games
• Enjoyed career as a Hollywood stunt man
Position:
Inducted: 1980
Hometown: Graham, Texas
• Member of UT[apos]s SWC championship teams in 1954 and 1955
• Seven-time SWC individual event and relay champion
• Captured the 100-yard dash at 1952, 1954 and 1955 SWC meets
• Member of UT[apos]s world record-setting 440-yard relay team in 1955
• Three-time All-American
• Ran leadoff leg for U.S. gold medal-winning 400-meter relay team during 1952 Olympic Games and became UT[apos]s first medal winner
• Finished fourth in 100 meters at 1952 Olympic Games
• Enjoyed career as a Hollywood stunt man
