Brodie Smith is a former
American Ultimate Disc League
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player, and current professional
disc golf
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player and YouTube personality best known for his
frisbee
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trick shot
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videos.
Brodie rose to prominence as a premier
ultimate
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player at the
University of Florida
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, where he won two
USA Ultimate
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College Championships, in 2006 and 2010. He also won two
National Club Championships
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, first in 2012 with Austin's Doublewide, and again in 2014 with Denver's Johnny Bravo. He has played professionally with the
AUDL's Indianapolis AlleyCats
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,
Chicago Wildfire
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,
Dallas Roughnecks
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, and
Jacksonville Cannons.
Brodie achieved internet fame in 2011 when his Frisbee Trick Shots video became popular on YouTube. As of July 2018, his channel has over 2 million subscribers and 300 million total video views. Clips of Brodie's trick shots have been featured on ESPN's
SportsCenter
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"Top Plays" segment numerous times and other major media outlets, including the
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. He has a sponsored line of merchandise produced by DiscStore.com
He appeared in the
28th installment of ''The Amazing Race'' alongside Ultimate teammate and friend Kurt Gibson, finishing 5th.
As of 2020 he is a professional disc golf player on the DGPT (Disc Golf Pro Tour). He is currently signed to
Discraft
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.
Ultimate career
High school
Brodie was introduced to Ultimate at
Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida where he began playing in games after cross country practice.
College
Brodie Smith began playing on the Ultimate team at the
University of Florida
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in 2006. That spring, the team won their first National College Championship. In 2007 the UF team finished 3rd and in 2008 finished as the runner up, but In 2009, they were eliminated in the Regional Qualifier. In 2010, the UF men's team won their second National Championship victory in 5 years.
Professional
Brodie Smith began his professional ultimate career with the
AUDL playing for the Indianapolis Alleycats in 2011. In 2013, Brodie signed with the Chicago Wildfire. Brodie then suffered from tearing his ACL and his meniscus. He was unable to play in the 2014 and 2015 season. In 2016, Brodie signed with the Dallas Roughnecks. In 2017, Brodie came back home to Florida and signed with the Jacksonville Cannons.
Flying Disc Trick Shots
Brodie's first trick shots video, Frisbee Trick Shots, was released in 2011 on
YouTube
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as a compilation video of trick frisbee throws around Gainesville, Florida and the
University of Florida
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campus. , the video has generated over 5 million views. In the video, Brodie is seen completing throws into trash cans and other targets in increasingly difficult situations. The final shot involves him throwing a disc into a trash can from top of the
University of Florida football stadium.
Personal life
Brodie has performed trick shots all over the world, including competing in a
Japanese game show
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, with the goal of using his skills to promote awareness for
Ultimate
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums
* ''Ultimate'' (Jolin Tsai album)
* ''Ultimate'' (Pet Shop Boys album)
*''Ultimate!'', an album by The Yardbirds
*''The Ultimate (Bryan Adams Album)'', a compilatio ...
as a sport. Some of them are uploaded to his own account on Instagram and in his fan page: @brodiesmith21fans. His trick shot videos have also led him onto the national media stage with multiple appearances on
ESPN Sports Center
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's Top Plays. Brodie has also created several videos together with YouTube trick shot performers
Dude Perfect
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.
Dude Perfect Trick Shot Video
Huffington Post, 2011
References
External links
Frisbee Trick Shots (Original)
Brodie Smith
on the Huffington Post
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Official Brodie Smith merchandise
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Living people
People from St. Augustine, Florida
The Amazing Race (American TV series) contestants
University of Florida alumni
Ultimate (sport) players
Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Florida
American disc golfers
Year of birth missing (living people)