Charles Smith

Ranked as a 7-goal player in 1966, Charles Smith won many high goal tournaments: the U.S. Open five times, three C.V. Whitney Cups, the Gold Cup twice, the Butler Handicap twice, and the Twenty Goal or Silver Cup eight times, tying Ray Harrington’s record for most Silver Cup wins. Additional tournament wins of note included six wins in the highly competitive Southwest Intra-Circuit Championships, and the National Inter-Circuit Championship in 1972. He was also a member of the U.S. team for the ‘76 and ’81 Camacho Cups and the 1979 Cup of the Americas. The Hugo Dalmar trophy for sportsmanship was awarded to him in 1999.