Just like “Chuck-Strong” and Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano, former Butler basketball center Andrew Smith is an inspiration to us all.
While we all wish the outcome would be drastically different, the 25 year old bravely passed away on Tuesday after over a 2 year fight with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
As a 3-year starter and member of back-to-back Final Four teams, Smith truly personifies what it means to be a Butler Bulldog:
The Butler Way…
demands commitment, denies selfishness,
accepts reality, yet seeks improvement everyday
while putting the team above selfAs a freshman on the 2009-10 Butler Final Four team, Smith only played 1 minute in the National Championship Game against Duke.