Smith Hart

Smith Hart
Hart in 2011
Birth nameSmith Stewart Hart
Born(1948-11-28)November 28, 1948
Long Beach, New York, U.S.[1][2]
DiedJuly 2, 2017(2017-07-02) (aged 68)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Spouse(s)
Maria Rosado
(m. 1979; died 1998)
Children6, including 2 step-children[3]
FamilyHart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Smith Hart
Stu Hart[4]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[5]
Billed weight221 lb (100 kg)[5]
Billed fromCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Trained byStu Hart
Debut1973[6]
Retired1991

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.

  1. ^ Blake Norton (19 April 2010). "Surviving The Dungeon Extra: Ross Hart on The Hart Siblings (1 of 2)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ The Official Fan Page of Smith Hart: "Today my heart goes out to all those effected by the tragedies of 9/11. I was born in Long Beach, Long Island and consider myself a native New Yorker." Cf. https://www.facebook.com/smith.hart.5/posts/164047037011845
  3. ^ Carey, Ian (January 20, 2007). "Hart Foundation: The Next Generation". WRESTLING COLUMNS. Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  4. ^ ClassicsWWC (16 October 2012). "WWC: Pierre "Mad Dog" Lefebvre vs. Stu Hart (1983)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ a b "Help us find payors – listed by region". justice.alberta.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  6. ^ "Smith Hart General Information". wrestlingdata.com/.

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