| Danny Smith |
Full Name: John Danny Smith |
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| FSU Career |
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Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 72-73 H-S-R 6-2 170 Jr * Miami 73-74 H-S-R 6-2 170 Sr * Miami 74-75 H-S-R 6-2 170 Sr-R Miami |
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| Awards |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
1973 NCAA Championships - 60-Yard High Hurdles (2nd) - Indoor
1974 NCAA Championships - 60-Yard High Hurdles (1st) - Indoor
NCAA Championships - 120-Yard High Hurdles (3rd) - Outdoor
1975 NCAA Championships - 60-Yard High Hurdles (1st) - Indoor
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1981 |
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World record holder, NCAA record holder and NCAA champion, Danny Smith, the brilliant hurdler from the Bahamas rewrote the Florida State record book. Wearing garnet and gold from 1973 to 1975, Smith
became one of the world's greatest indoor hurdlers. In '75 he became the first person to win the NCAA indoor 60-Yard Hurdles two years in a row. In 1973 he tied or set the world record in the 50-Yard
Hurdles at 5.8 seconds. In '74 and '75 he either tied or set NCAA marks in both the 60 and 70-Yard Hurdles. When Danny left FSU his name was in the university's record book seven times. Smith was a
three year All-American. After graduation he stayed in Tallahassee to help coach Seminole hurdlers and sprinters. There was no more beautiful sight in athletics than Danny Smith sailing over the
hurdles, out in the garnet and gold.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Track & Field |
Current Meet School Record
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Place Place Record Years
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1973 Season
01/10/1973 SENIOR BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP 50-Yard Dash 1 5.4 5 2 2
01/10/1973 SENIOR BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP 50-Yard Dash 1 6.3 5
01/25/1973 OHIO STATE 60-Yard Dash 1 6.2 5 2 2
01/25/1973 OHIO STATE 70-Yard High Hurdles 1 8.4 5
02/04/1973 MAPLE LEAF GAMES 50-Yard High Hurdles 1 5.8 5 1 1 Yes 38
02/09/1973 USTFF CHAMPIONSHIP 60-Yard High Hurdles 1 7.1 5
02/24/1973 OHIO STATE INVITATIONAL 70-Yard High Hurdles 1 8.1 5
03/10/1973 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 60-Yard High Hurdles 2 7.0 4
03/17/1973 FIVE-WAY MEET 100-Yard Dash 3 9.85 3
03/17/1973 FIVE-WAY MEET 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 14.0 5
03/30/1973 FLORIDA RELAYS 120-Yard High Hurdles 2 13.6 3
04/14/1973 SOUTH CAROLINA 100-Yard Dash 1 9.7 5
04/14/1973 SOUTH CAROLINA 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 14.0 5
04/14/1973 SOUTH CAROLINA 220-Yard Dash 2 22.2 3
04/28/1973 DRAKE RELAYS 120-Yard High Hurdles 3 14.0 3
05/05/1973 FLORIDA 100-Yard Dash 1 9.6 5
05/05/1973 FLORIDA 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 14.1 5
05/05/1973 FLORIDA 220-Yard Dash 2 3
05/19/1973 SE INDEPENDENT CHAMPIONSHIP 100-Yard Dash 2 4
05/19/1973 SE INDEPENDENT CHAMPIONSHIP 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 14.2 5
06/09/1973 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 120-Yard High Hurdles -- 13.5
1974 Season
01/16/1974 SENIOR BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP 50-Yard Dash 2 4
01/16/1974 SENIOR BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP 50-Yard High Hurdles 1 6.1 5
01/19/1974 SE USTFF CHAMPIONSHIP 60-Yard High Hurdles 1 6.9 5 1 1 Yes 37
02/02/1974 INDIANA RELAYS 70-Yard High Hurdles 1 8.1 5 1 1 Yes 37
02/15/1974 MAPLE LEAF GAMES 50-Yard High Hurdles 2 6.0 3
03/09/1974 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 60-Yard High Hurdles 1 7.0 8
03/23/1974 FSU INVITATIONAL 100-Yard Dash 1 9.7 5
03/23/1974 FSU INVITATIONAL 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 14.5 5
03/30/1974 FLORIDA RELAYS 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 13.8 5
04/13/1974 MISSISSIPPI STATE 100-Yard Dash 2 9.5 3 5 1
04/13/1974 MISSISSIPPI STATE 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 14.2 5
04/13/1974 MISSISSIPPI STATE 220-Yard Dash 3 21.9 1 17 15
04/20/1974 SOUTH CAROLINA 100-Yard Dash 1 9.6 5
04/20/1974 SOUTH CAROLINA 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 13.8 5
04/27/1974 DRAKE RELAYS 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 13.4 5
05/04/1974 FLORIDA 100-Yard Dash 3 9.8 1
05/04/1974 FLORIDA 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 13.9 5
05/11/1974 LOUISIANA STATE 100-Yard Dash 2 9.6 3
05/11/1974 LOUISIANA STATE 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 13.4 5 1 1 Yes 37
05/18/1974 SE INDEPENDENT CHAMPIONSHIP 120-Yard High Hurdles 1 13.8 5
06/08/1974 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 120-Yard High Hurdles 3 13.6 3
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