Harry J. SMITH

Harry Smith was selected for the 1912 Olympic marathon team by winning the 1912 AAU 10K race. At the 1913 Boston Marathon, he led through 10 miles and eventually finished third. He also finished fifth in the 1912 Boston race, and ran that event 10 times in all. Smith was AAU Champion in the 10-mile race in 1913. Smith competed for the Pastime Athletic Club, and later became a sports journalist, working for the The New York Tribune, and was one of the earliest sports agents.

Smith and his wife, Ellie Poulis, a Greek-American, had five daughters. One of them, Helen Smith, married Canadian wrestler, Stu Hart, who became a professional wrestler, and was later one of the biggest promoters of professional wrestling. Another daughter, Diana Smith, married Jock Osler, descended from the famous physician Sir William Osler.

Personal Best: Mar – 2-27:46 (1912).