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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Katie Smith has always valued the importance of community.
Smith credits relationships developed in her hometown of Logan, Ohio, and at Ohio State for fostering a 17-year professional career in which she earned three Olympic gold medals, four league championships, and enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
“Who I am is because of where I grew up, and the people in my life,” said Smith, an assistant coach with the WNBA Minnesota Lynx. “When I went to Ohio State, it became another community that supported me, and always has, in so many ways and so many areas. I’ve been lucky. I’ve had a lot of great people in my life. I always love to give back.”
Years of nurtured connections recently led Smith back to her hometown of Logan (population of 7,000), where she put in action her desire to help others during the COVID-19 outbreak.
“You just want to do what you can,” said Smith, the 1996 Big Ten MVP as a senior.
Smith joined members of Ohio State LiFESports (Learning in Fitness and Education through Sports) and the Lindy Infante Foundation in handing out sports equipment to families from Logan – about 50 miles southeast of Columbus – and the surrounding area of Hocking County.
Re: As a member of the USAB women's senior national team, Smith helped the US earn the gold medals in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics as well as the 1998 and 2002 World Championships.
Just sayin': Jesse Owens won 4 Olympic gold medals in 1936; other than Katie Smith's 3 Olympic gold medals, I can't name any other Ohio State alum with more than 2 Olympic gold medals.
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