Pat Smith (born September 21, 1970) is a former folkstyle wrestler. He competed collegiately at

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(OSU) and later served as an assistant coach at OSU. During his collegiate wrestling career, he became the first four-time NCAA wrestling champion in the sport's history. This feat has only been equalled three other times at the

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level by wrestlers

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. Smith resigned as

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's assistant coach on May 1, 2006. His older brother is John Smith, who was a six-time gold medalist at the

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levels, and is the current head wrestling coach at OSU.

Biography

In 2008, Pat Smith started running and coaching the Arkansas Wrestling Academy and the youth club the Mighty Bluebirds in

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. At the Arkansas Wrestling Academy, Smith teaches and coaches folkstyle technique 3 seasons of the year, and freestyle in the summer, as he is the head coach of the Arkansas Junior/Cadet National Team as well. Since living in Little Rock, Pat has already produced multiple state champions, national finalists, and All-Americans in the sport. Smith has past AWA wrestlers at such schools as Oklahoma State University, Ouachita Baptist University, Central Baptist College, Army at Westpoint, and King's College. Smith was inducted into the

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as a Distinguished Member in 2006.Patrick Smith
''National Wrestling Hall of Fame''. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

Additional Reading

* Dellinger, Bob & Doris. 1994. The Cowboys Ride Again. Oklahoma Bylines Inc. * Hammond, Jairus K. 2005. The History of Collegiate Wrestling. National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. * Parrish, Kim D. 2007. Cowboy Up. Oklahoma Heritage Association.

References

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