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Atlanta Newspaper, When Mike Smith came to city, there have been seventy eight Mike Smiths within the phonephone directory Atlanta. He became the 79th.

I know a minimum of a dozen Mike Smith within the sport, the famous jockey, an NHL goalie, a linebacker, knowledgeable golfer, a boxer, a sports reporter and a sports chiropractor. And there are most likely a dozen others that have escaped my attention. however not this one, the soccer coach.

Mike Smith is my favorite. there's nothing S-EX-y regarding the name or person. I don't understand a person who came to the present town and captured the hearts of the individuals while not putting a ball, swinging a kick or one that Mike Smith. (This is that the solely name he knew. The Falcons media guide lists him in plain “Mike Smith.”)

There was nothing fancy regarding him. He grew up one amongst eight kids in Daytona Beach, where his oldsters were academics. within the summer break, her father painted homes and Mike painted alongside. When he was a senior at Father Lopez highschool, he broke a leg and has talked regarding leaving the coach to remain as a helper, and it absolutely was the start of what would become his career? (And I’ll tell you this; he was a toddler of excellent look, as in stunning.)

He was able to get get scholarshipped by East Tennessee State, that has since dropped soccer, and twice was linebacker leading the team. Subsequently, he managed to search out employment in San Diego State, and drove across the country in a very rattling recent Volkswagen. Then came Morehead State and Tennessee Tech fourteen seasons within the “bush leagues” of faculty soccer.

Then, for the Baltimore Ravens and therefore the Jaguars, and I’m unsure how it absolutely was that drew the eye of Thomas Dimitroff, who had attracted the eye of Arthur Blank, made McKay and therefore the Falcons.

After walking through 5 seasons and 4 coaches (if you embody Emmitt Thomas, who sat through the Bobby Petrino fiasco), the Falconery finally landed.

I suppose if you had to decide on something that goes tick Mike Smith is that the undeniable fact that he came here not solely to educate however additionally to show. Rod Woodson, who had been with the Ravens when Mike was there, had this to say:

“I assume that education may be a lost art within the NFL. There are several coaches who will place an X and O on the sting, however they can not teach a person why they did it. Mike will do. it'll be a decent teacher. ”

Not solely that, however as coaches go, Mike is a rare soul, and Dimitroff and cast a form of leadership, Arthur Blank struggling to search out through these initial 5 seasons. That’s it, is man, the 79th Mike Smith within the phonephone directory, and once more the Sporting News Coach of the Year. My quite man, not simply the coach.

Furman Bisher is one amongst the deans of yankee sports writing. Sports journalist of long standing may be a member of Atlanta Georgia and Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame and additionally to newspaper articles is that the author of many books on major figures like Hank Aaron and Arnold Palmer. He writes regular columns for the citizen.