Smith Hart
American-Canadian professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smith Stewart Hart (November 28, 1948 – July 2, 2017) was an American-Canadian[7][8] professional wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family. His parents were Stu and Helen Hart.
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Smith Hart | |
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Birth name | Smith Stewart Hart |
Born | (1948-11-28)November 28, 1948[1] Long Beach, New York, U.S.[2][3] |
Died | July 2, 2017(2017-07-02) (aged 68) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Cause of death | Prostate cancer |
Spouse(s) | Maria Rosado (m. 1979; died 1998) |
Children | 5[4] |
Family | Hart |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Smith Hart Stu Hart[5] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 221 lb (100 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Trained by | Stu Hart |
Debut | 1973[6] |
Retired | 1991 |
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Smith was the first of their twelve children, being one of their eight sons, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Bret, Ross and Owen followed him.
Hart wrestled for the majority of his career in Canada but also worked shortly in other countries and was best known for his time in Stampede Wrestling and for his appearances for WWE.
On July 2, 2017, Hart died at his Calgary, Alberta home at the age of 68 of prostate and bone cancer.[9] he suffered from cancer since January 2016.[10]