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MSOC John R. Smith '97 Hall of Fame

John R. Smith

  • Class
    1997
  • Induction
    2011
  • Sport(s)
    Soccer
  • Played between 1993-1996
  • Tars' all-time leader with 142 total points and 42 assists
  • Ranks third in team history with 50 goals
  • 1996
    • 1st Team All-American
    • 2nd Team Academic All-American
    • 1st Team All-South Region
    • 1st Team All-SSC
    • SSC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year
    • Rollins Male Athlete of the Year
    • Program record for assists in a season (17)
  • 1995
    • 2nd Team All-American
    • 2nd Team Academic All-American
    • 1st Team All-South Region
    • 1st Team All-SSC
  • 1994
    • 1st Team All-South Region
    • 1st Team All-SSC
  • 1993
    • 2nd Team All-SSC
  • Drafted in the second round, 13th overall, by the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer in 1997
    • First foreign-born player drafted into MLS
  • Currently the head men's soccer coach at Cornell University
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