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• 41 Straight Home Court Wins
• State of Virginia Career Rebounding Record
• Charter Member of the Virginia Tech Hall of Fame

This book describes my basketball and other life experiences during my high school years at Charleston High School and later during my college years at Virginia Tech from 1957 through 1961. Throughout our high school years, the goal of our basketball team had been to win the 1957 WV State Basketball Championship. We came as close as we possibly could by losing the final Championship game. During my fours years of college, our efforts were focused on winning the Southern Conference Championship and the Southern Conference Tournament. We did win the Conference Championship during my junior year, but we lost the final game of the Southern Conference Tournament to West Virginia and Jerry West.

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Bill Brill of the Roanoke Times newspaper reported, “Big Chris Smith, playing a great game off the boards and, shooting like a man possessed, led Virginia Tech to a 93 to 80 revenge victory over Marshall….  Smith was the difference in the game as he enabled Tech to gain mastery over the boards.  Many of Smith’s points came on rebounds of missed shots and free throws.  In the second half, Smith made all eight of his floor tries on his way to a 14 for 21 night.”  He had 30 points and 31 rebounds for the game.

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Barbara Noe (Coach Noe’s Wife):  “He spoke of you so often... to me… and others… and I heard him again today as I flipped through your wonderful book… which left me laughing, loving, and crying.  Thank you, Chris… for all you were to Chuck and for remembering him in It’s More Than Just winning!”

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