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Former ASU Wrestling Coach Inducted into Oklahoma Sports HOF

TEMPE - Former Sun Devil Wrestling head coach Lee Roy Smith was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame on Aug. 15, 2022 alongside five others. In his nine-year stint as ASU's head coach, the Sun Devils had three individual NCAA champions, 28 All-Americans, 27 individual Pac-10 champions, five NCAA top-10 finishes and five Pac-10 team titles. Smith was a four-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Smith later became executive director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004.

USA Wrestling/Wrestling HOF Initial announcement and extended Lee Roy Smith bio

Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
Class of 2022 Inductees:
Chuck Bowman
Lane Frost*
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