Basketball Legend Adrian ‘Odie’ Smith’s Untold Story Ends at 89—What You Didn’t Know About His Game-Changing Career
Smith played two seasons for Kentucky, averaging 10.2 points, and was one of the “Fiddlin’ Five” who brought the Wildcats a 1958 national title.
Smith served in the U.S. Army and was selected for the U.S. men’s national team for 1960 Olympic Games. A year later, he began his NBA career alongside Oscar Robertson in Cincinnati.
Smith was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010 along with the gold medal-winning 1960 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team.
Smith is survived by his son, Tyler, and his brother, Kenny.



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