David Smith

Inducted in 1990

Basketball

As a Lion

David Smith graduated from Freed-Hardeman College with an Associate of Arts in 1966. As a member of the basketball team, he was named to the All-Conference Team and the All-Regional NJCAA Team both years. The 1966 squad made it to the finals of the Region VII tournament.

After Graduation

He continued his education at Oklahoma Christian College where he led the team to a 20-4 record and its first ever NAIA playoff. He was a member of the All-District team. The next year, the team finished at 26-8 and again went tot the NAIA playoffs. Leading the team in scoring, rebounding and field-goal percentage, Smith was again named to the All-District team. He also received Honorable Mention All-American recognition.

After graduation, he began coaching at Star-Spencer High School. In 1972 he became head coach at Southeast High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His teams had five consecutive winning seasons and made two trips to the state tournament, winning it in 1976. Smith coached four first team All-State Players of the Year.

In 1977 Smith accepted an assistant coaching position at Oklahoma Christian. The two years he was there the team made NAIA playoffs and won the Sooner Conference championship.

In 1979, he retired from coaching to devote his time to the trophy business he had started a few years before in his spare bedroom. Today, Midwest Trophy Inc., is one of the largest such companies in the United States, doing business nationwide and internationally.

Smith, who is a member of the FHU Board of Trustees is married to the former Linda Kern. They have two children, David and Ashli. The family lives in Del City, Oklahoma