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Legendary Basketball Star Adrian ‘Odie’ Smith’s Untold Secrets Revealed as He Passes Away at 89

Legendary Basketball Star Adrian 'Odie' Smith's Untold Secrets Revealed as He Passes Away at 89

Smith grew up in rural Graves County, Kentucky, in a farmhouse without electricity or indoor plumbing. His path to profession basketball began with him tossing a homemade ball through a peach basket nailed to a tree.

His college career began at Northeast Mississippi Junior College, where his coach persuaded a Kentucky assistant to watch him, resulting in a scholarship offer from the Wildcats.

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.

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