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Smitty
Smitty may refer to: People * Smitty (rapper), American rapper * Smitty the Jumper (1898–1995), American parachutist and skydiver H. Truesdell Smith * Big Bad Smitty (1940–2002), American blues guitar player and singer born John H. Smith * Smitty Duke (1942–2010), American volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics * Smitty Gatlin, former singer with the American country and gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys * Jean-Guy Gendron (born 1934), Canadian retired National Hockey League and World Hockey Association (WHA) player and WHA head coach * William "Smitty" Pignatelli (born 1959), American politician * Charles Schmid (1942–1975), American serial killer * Brian Smith (ice hockey, born 1940) (1940–1995), Canadian National Hockey League player and sportscaster * Edward "Smitty" Smith (born 1980), American lawyer and government administrator * James Smith (sports media figure) (born 1959), American host of the television boxing show ''In This Corner'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smitty The Jumper
H. Truesdell Smith—known variously as "H. T. Smith", "Henry Truesdell Smith", "Harold Truesdell Smith", or "Daredevil Smitty" but best known as "Smitty the Jumper"—was an American exhibition parachutist and skydiver of the 1920s and 1930s. He made periodic returns to skydiving starting in the late 1950s, jumping in every subsequent decade until his death, becoming widely known as "the oldest living skydiver", a title he claimed until his death in 1995 at the age of 96.Powell, Chuck"Remembering Smitty" article photocopied from unknown magazine (possibly ''The Wichitan'') dated October 1995, on the website ''Skydive Kansas'', as downloaded November 17, 2014Garrity JohnThe Vault: "Things Have A Way Of Falling Into Place For A Jaunty Octogenarian" Originally posted April 21, 1986, ''Sports Illustrated,'' as downloaded November 17, 2014U.L. Gooch, pilotLetter: "Smitty the Jumper" ''Flying Magazine,'' May 1960, page 8Billam, Thomas D., United Press International (UPI), Wichita, Kansas" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |