Smith Hart | |
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Birth name | Smith Stewart Hart |
Born | Long Beach, New York, U.S.[1][2] | November 28, 1948
Died | July 2, 2017 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | (aged 68)
Spouse(s) |
Maria Rosado
(m. 1979; died 1998) |
Children | 6, including 2 step-children[3] |
Family | Hart |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Smith Hart Stu Hart[4] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[5] |
Billed weight | 221 lb (100 kg)[5] |
Billed from | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Trained by | Stu Hart |
Debut | 1973[6] |
Retired | 1991 |
Smith Stewart Hart (November 28, 1948 – July 2, 2017) was an American-Canadian professional wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family. His parents were Stu and Helen Hart. Smith was the first of their twelve children, being one of their eight sons, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Bret, Ross and Owen followed him. Hart is also the father of two professional wrestlers, Mike and Matt Hart. Hart wrestled for the majority of his career in Canada but also worked briefly in other countries and is best known for his time in Stampede Wrestling and for his appearances for WWE. He died in 2017 due to prostate cancer.