Smith Hart
| Smith Hart | |
|---|---|
 Hart in 2011 | |
| Birth name | Smith Stewart Hart |
| Born | November 28, 1948[1] Long Beach, New York, U.S.[2][3] |
| Died | July 2, 2017 (aged 68) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Cause of death | Prostate cancer |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Rosado (m. 1979; died 1998) |
| Children | 5[4] |
| Family | Hart |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Smith Hart Stu Hart[5] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 221 lb (100 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1973[6] |
| Retired | 1991 |
Smith Stewart Hart (November 28, 1948 – July 2, 2017) was an American-Canadian[7][8] professional wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family. His parents were Stu and Helen Hart.
Smith was the first of their twelve children, being one of their eight sons, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Bret, Ross and Owen followed him.
Hart wrestled for the majority of his career in Canada but also worked shortly in other countries and was best known for his time in Stampede Wrestling and for his appearances for WWE.
On July 2, 2017, Hart died at his Calgary, Alberta home at the age of 68 of prostate and bone cancer.[9] he suffered from cancer since January 2016.[10]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Help us find payors – listed by region". justice.alberta.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ Blake Norton (19 April 2010). "Surviving The Dungeon Extra: Ross Hart on The Hart Siblings (1 of 2)" – via YouTube.
- ↑ The Official Fan Page of Smith Hart: "Today my heart goes out to all those effected by the tragedies of 9/11. I was born in Long Beach, Long Island and consider myself a native New Yorker." Cf. https://www.facebook.com/smith.hart.5/posts/164047037011845
- ↑ Carey, Ian (January 20, 2007). "Hart Foundation: The Next Generation". WRESTLING COLUMNS. Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ↑ ClassicsWWC (16 October 2012). "WWC: Pierre "Mad Dog" Lefebvre vs. Stu Hart (1983)" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Smith Hart General Information". wrestlingdata.com/.
- ↑ Martha Hart; Eric Francis (2004). Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 84 pp. ISBN 978-1-59077-036-8.
- ↑ "An open letter to Shawn Michaels". http: canoe. May 17, 1997.
- ↑ "Smith Hart Obituary". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ @SmithHart1: "I regret to announce that I have been diagnosed with bone and prostate cancer" Cf. https://twitter.com/SmithHart1/status/690218354544623616
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