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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Randy Smith, a blindingly fast All-Star with the Buffalo Braves in the 1970s who once held the NBA record for consecutive games, died while working out on a treadmill. He was 60. He had a massive heart attack Thursday while exercising at the Connecticut casino where he worked, son-in-law Lekan Bashua told The Associated Press on Friday. Smith was pronounced dead at William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. The Mohegan Sun Casino declined to comment on circumstances surrounding the death, citing medical confidentiality laws. Jack Ramsay, Smith’s coach in Buffalo, called the 6-foot-3 guard the best athlete he ever coached. “He had stamina, great speed and developed into a very good player,” Ramsay said Friday from the NBA finals in Los Angeles. “And was so fun to be around. There was not a bad day in Randy’s life.” Smith was drafted by the Braves in the seventh round in 1971 and averaged more than 13 points in his rookie season. He went on to play 13 years in the NBA
On June 4, 2009, Smith died of an apparent heart attack following a workout at his home. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/693131.html Randy Smith, former Brave, dies at 60 By Milt Northrop NEWS SPORTS REPORTER Randy Smith, Buffalo State’s all-time athletic hero and one of the most popular players in Buffalo Braves history, died unexpectedly in Connecticut on Thursday, according to close friends and former college teammates. Smith, 60, apparently suffered a heart attack, while riding a treadmill at his home in Norwich. Durie Burns, a teammate of Smith’s at Buffalo State, told The News that he had learned of Smith’s death from Smith’s wife, Angela. “I was shocked,” said Burns, who now lives in Orange Park, Fla. “My wife and I had been with Randy and his wife at Randy’s mother’s 78th birthday celebration in North Carolina not long ago.” “Best athlete the college [Buffalo State] ever had. It’s hard to b
Randy Smith Buffalo Braves:Randy Smith Dead – Basketball player Randy Smith has died earlier today.Smith who played for the Buffalo Braves and the Cleveland Cavaliers was killed while exercising on a treadmill in his Connecticut home.Dick Bihr who is the former Buffalo State men’s basketball coach and teammate of Smith in college told the press: “Best athlete the college [Buffalo State] ever had. It’s hard to believe that a guy who was such a special athlete could pass away like that,” “He was a special guy, and, in my era, he was a special athlete. He could do just about everything.” Randy Smith was 60. That’s all we have for now on Randy Smith Buffalo Braves:Randy Smith Dead. Sources: http://www.thespreadit.
