Smith Hart

Smith Stewart Hart (November 28, 1948 – July 2, 2017) was an American-Canadian^[7][8] professional wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family. His parents were Stu and Helen Hart.

Smith Hart
Hart in 2011
Birth name	Smith Stewart Hart
Born	(1948-11-28)November 28, 1948[1] Long Beach, New York, U.S.[2][3]
Died	July 2, 2017(2017-07-02) (aged 68) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cause of death	Prostate cancer
Spouse(s)	Maria Rosado ​ ​ (m. 1979; died 1998)​
Children	5[4]
Family	Hart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Smith Hart Stu Hart[5]
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Billed weight	221 lb (100 kg)[1]
Billed from	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Trained by	Stu Hart
Debut	1973[6]
Retired	1991

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 wrestled for the majority of his career in Canada but also worked shortly in other countries and was best known for his time in Stampede Wrestling and for his appearances for WWE.

On July 2, 2017, Hart died at his Calgary, Alberta home at the age of 68 of prostate and bone cancer.^[9] he suffered from cancer since January 2016.^[10]