honors Smith was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 1997. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame with the class of 1997. In 2020, Smith was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. The high school Smith graduated from, Del City High School in Oklahoma, named its field house after him. Smith has a wrestling move named after him, the John Smith low single. Family Smith's older brother Lee Roy Smith and younger brother Pat Smith are NCAA Division I national champions. Smith's youngest brother, Mark, was also a successful NCAA Division I wrestler, having placed in the top five nationally three times. Smith's nephews Mark Perry and Chris Perry are also NCAA Division I national champions. His son, Joe Smith, earned NCAA All-American honors twice while wrestling at Oklahoma State under his coaching. His nephew J. T. Realmuto is an All-Star Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. See also List of Oklahoma State University Olympians Bibliography Dellinger, Bob & Doris. 1994. The Cowboys Ride Again. Oklahoma Bylines Inc. Zavoral, Nolan. 1997. A Season on the Mat. Simon & Schuster. Hammond, Jairus K. 2005. The History of Collegiate Wrestling. National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Moffat, James V. 2007. Wrestlers At The Trials. Exit Zero Publishing. Parrish, Kim D. 2007. Cowboy Up. Oklahoma Heritage Association. References External links Wrestling Hall of Fame – Coach Wrestling Hall of Fame – Wrestler Collegiate Record – Wrestler Collegiate Record – Coach John Smith Videos-MatDaddy.com 1965 births Living people American male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States World Wrestling Champions Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestlers Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling coaches James E. Sullivan Award recipients People from Del City, Oklahoma Sportspeople from Oklahoma Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1987 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 1991 Pan American Games Goodwill Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games