Hilltoppers retire jersey of '60s basketball star Dwight Smith

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A busload from Princeton was among the 4,200 people attending the event. Estimates are that at least 60 Princeton residents, plus a number of former residents, showed up. Dwight Smith was the first Black basketball player to sign with WKU in 1963. He died in a car accident in May 1967, just months after he finished his senior season.

Published 1 month ago · Bowling Green, United States

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Hilltoppers retire jersey of '60s basketball star Dwight Smith

BOWLING GREEN — A strong delegation of current and former Princeton residents were in Bowling Green on Saturday, Feb. 4 to applaud the jersey retirement of the late Dwight Smith, a standout basketball player at Princeton Dotson and then at…

1 month ago·Mayfield, United States

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