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5 unusual facts about Stan Smith


Bloody Mary folklore in popular culture

A season four episode of American Dad! ("Office Spaceman") shows a drunk Roger in a public bathroom chanting in a mirror "Bloody Mary", he is interrupted by Stan.

Bruce Furniss

Furniss is one of only eleven USC Trojans (second swimmer) ever to win the award, joining John Ferraro, Al Geiberger, Mike Garrett, Stan Smith, Lynn Swann, Pat Haden, John Naber, Debbie Landreth Brown, Paul McDonald, and William Stetson, M.D. in being so recognized.

Jim McQueen

A photo-realist, McQueen has illustrated over 50 books and written syndicated columns for the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper, Dave Hill and Stan Smith.

Mark Mathabane

1972 Wimbledon tennis star Stan Smith, was a key element in helping Mathabane obtain a tennis scholarship to the United States.

Surro-Gate

This episode mainly centers around Stan, who hears the news that Greg and Terry are having plans of starting a family through in vitro fertilization.


1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters – Singles

Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost matches in the round robin to Ilie Năstase and Jan Kodeš.

George Toley

His teams won ten NCAA team championships (1955, 1958, 1962–64, 1966–69, 1976), nine individual titles and twelve doubles titles, and included stars such as Alex Olmedo, Rafael Osuna, Dennis Ralston, Joaquin Loyo-Mayo, Raúl Ramírez, Stan Smith, Bob Lutz and Marcelo Lara.

Lailee Bakhtiar

While she traveled with her former husband of 24 years, Erik van Dillen, on the Grand Prix tennis circuit during his time as number one in the world in doubles with Stan Smith, to Davis Cup ties and with her brother, winner of the French Open doubles in Paris 1976 and a Davis Cup player, Fred McNair.


see also

Schweizer SGS 2-25

Schweizer Aircraft supplied all the gliders for the US team: the sole Schweizer SGS 1-23E was purpose built for Paul MacCready, a Schweizer SGS 1-23D for Paul A Schweizer and the SGS 2-25 to be flown by Stan Smith and Bob Kidder.