Smith was born in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Thomas Jefferson Senior High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.[2] He then enrolled at Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa), where Smith won back-to-back NCAA wrestling titles at 165 pounds in 1949 and 1950. As a team, Iowa State Teachers College finished as NCAA Runners-Up in 1949 and NCAA Champions in 1950. He also won three Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national titles.[3] In 1978, Smith was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[4] Thomas Jefferson High School dedicated their Wrestling room shortly after they rebuilt their Activities Center Building in 2008. Smith died on March 20, 2018, at the age of 89. Intermat Wrestling website posted an article on Smith citing his accomplishments.[5]
william, smith, wrestler, william, bill, smith, september, 1928, march, 2018, american, wrestler, olympic, champion, freestyle, wrestling, 1952, olympic, games, bill, smithpersonal, informationborn, 1928, september, 1928portland, oregon, diedmarch, 2018, 2018,. William T Bill Smith September 17 1928 March 20 2018 1 was an American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Olympic Games Bill SmithPersonal informationBorn 1928 09 17 September 17 1928Portland Oregon U S DiedMarch 20 2018 2018 03 20 aged 89 Humboldt Iowa U S Home townCouncil Bluffs Iowa U S SportCountryUnited StatesSportWrestlingEvent s Freestyle and FolkstyleCollege teamIowa State Teachers CollegeTeamUSAMedal record Men s freestyle wrestlingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1952 Helsinki 73 kgCollegiate WrestlingRepresenting Iowa State Teachers CollegeNCAA Wrestling Championships1949 Fort Collins 165 lb1950 Cedar Falls 165 lbSmith was born in Portland Oregon and graduated from Thomas Jefferson Senior High School in Council Bluffs Iowa 2 He then enrolled at Iowa State Teachers College now the University of Northern Iowa where Smith won back to back NCAA wrestling titles at 165 pounds in 1949 and 1950 As a team Iowa State Teachers College finished as NCAA Runners Up in 1949 and NCAA Champions in 1950 He also won three Amateur Athletic Union AAU national titles 3 In 1978 Smith was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member 4 Thomas Jefferson High School dedicated their Wrestling room shortly after they rebuilt their Activities Center Building in 2008 Smith died on March 20 2018 at the age of 89 Intermat Wrestling website posted an article on Smith citing his accomplishments 5 Olympics editSmith competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling competing in the welterweight class 6 References edit Olympic champion T J Grad Bill Smith dies at 89 Notable Oregonians All Oregon Retrieved 2008 12 25 Bill Smith University of Northern Iowa Des Moines Register Retrieved 2014 02 25 William Smith National Wrestling Hall of Fame Retrieved September 17 2022 Palmer Mark March 21 2018 Olympic gold medalist NCAA champ Bill Smith passes InterMat Wrestle 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki Finland Wrestling Archived 2007 06 10 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics com Retrieved on 13 September 2008 nbsp nbsp This article about an Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Smith wrestler amp oldid 1218308660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
