Smith, Dean, 1932-

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Personal name heading	Smith, Dean, 1932- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Smith, Finis Dean, 1932-
Biography/History note	Finis Dean Smith, born January 15, 1932 in Breckenridge, Texas, USA; raised in Eliasville, Texas, and currently lives between Graham and Breckenridge, Texas, where he raises horses and longhorn cattle. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he competed in track and football. He won an Olympic gold medal for the 400-meter relay in the 1952 Helsinki games and finished fourth in the 100-dash in the closest race in Olympic history; inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame (2006), the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (1985), Stuntman's Hall of Fame (1980), and the University of Texas Hall of Fame (1980); awarded the American Culture Award for Western Movies and Television in 2000.
Birth date	19320115
Place of birth	Breckenridge (Tex.)
Affiliation	University of Texas at Austin
Profession or occupation	Olympic athletes Stunt performers
Found in	Cowboy stuntman, c2013: t.p. (Dean Smith) Internet Movie Database, September, 17, 2013: (Finis Dean Smith, born January 15, 1932 in Breckenridge, Texas, USA; raised in Eliasville, Texas, and currently lives between Graham and Breckenridge, Texas, where he raises horses and longhorn cattle. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he competed in track and football. He won an Olympic gold medal for the 400-meter relay in the 1952 Helsinki games and finished fourth in the 100-dash in the closest race in Olympic history; inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame (2006), the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (1985), Stuntman's Hall of Fame (1980), and the University of Texas Hall of Fame (1980); awarded the American Culture Award for Western Movies and Television (2000), the Golden Boot Award in 1998, the Ben Johnson Award in 1993, the All American Cowboy Award in 1997 and the Head of the Class Alvin Davis Award in 2002; April 8, 2006, the John Wayne Cancer Institute honored him with the "Duke" award for his contributions to cancer research)