Dave Smalley Died

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<p>Dave Smalley, who was the men's and women's basketball coach at USNA in thhe 1970s and 1980s, died Friday at age 72, as reported by the Washington Post.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/02/AR2007060200742.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/02/AR2007060200742.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p><a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/06_02-21/NAS%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/06_02-21/NAS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Basketball, the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis and society in general suffered a great loss this week; Dave Smalley died.</p>

<p>He earned three letters in both baseball and basketball at Navy. He also coached basketball at the academy and served as a longtime athletic administrator there. But he was far more than someone who simply filled those billets....

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<p>Coach, administrator spent 50 years at Navy</p>

<p>Published in the BS:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/bal-sp.smalley02jun02,1,4718947.story%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/bal-sp.smalley02jun02,1,4718947.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Dave Smalley, a former Navy basketball coach whose life revolved around family, sports and the nurturing of young athletes, died yesterday at age 72 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis.</p>

<p>The cause of death, according to his son David Smalley, was complications from cancer. Smalley had developed a blood clot on the brain after a fall at home last Saturday night and had been in intensive care since Tuesday....

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<p><a href="http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/06/ap_navybasketballcoachobit_070602/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/06/ap_navybasketballcoachobit_070602/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Dave Smalley, coached the Navy men’s and women’s basketball teams during his more than 50 years with Naval Academy athletics, died Friday night at an Annapolis hospital of complications from cancer. He was 72.</p>

<p>Navy’s basketball court is named for Smalley, who coached the men’s basketball team from 1966-76. After stepping down as the men’s coach, he began shepherding the women’s basketball program into existence, and he coached the women from 1977-89....

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<p>Tuesday, June 5, 2007</p>

<p>4-8 p.m.: Wake on Dave Smalley Court at Alumni Hall</p>

<p>4-8 p.m.: Reception in Bo Coppedge Room at Alumni Hall</p>

<p>Note: Shuttle busses will start running at 3 p.m. from the press box side of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for those that do not have a Department of Defense sticker and ID.</p>

<p>Wednesday, June 6, 2007</p>

<p>10 a.m.: Funeral service at the Naval Academy Chapel with burial following at the USNA Columbarium</p>

<p>11:30 a.m.: Luncheon reception at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Banquet Facility following burial</p>

<p>Note: Shuttle busses will start running at 8:30 a.m. from the press box side of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for those that do not have a valid Department of Defense sticker and ID.</p>

<p>If you have a pass to drive on to the Naval Academy Yard, you can take the Naval Academy busses from the Chapel to the columbarium and then back to the chapel. </p>

<p>If you are parking at the stadium, take the Annapolis Bus Company shuttle busses from the chapel to the columbarium and then from the columbarium back to the football stadium.</p>

<p>Dave Smalley Fund
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Naval Academy Athletic Association/Dave Smalley Fund for Academic Advancement for Student-Athletes, 566 Brownson Road, Annapolis, MD 21402.</p>

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<p>Naval Academy loses a legend</p>

<p>It was hard to travel in Annapolis sports circles and not know Dave Smalley. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1957, but it was his return to the academy several years later that made him a legend.</p>

<p>Mr. Smalley died June 1 at age 72, but not before compiling an extraordinary record of achievement as an athlete, a coach and a fine gentleman.</p>

<p>His athletic accomplishments on the field earned the midshipman six letters in baseball and basketball. He returned to the Yard as an assistant basketball coach in 1962 and became the team's head coach four years later. Later, he was named the assistant director of athletics.</p>

<p>His greatest honor came in 2005 when the Alumni Hall court was named after him. Just last year he was inducted into the Maryland Sports Hall of Fame, receiving the John Steadman Lifetime Achievement Award.</p>

<p>Beyond his many awards, though, he was an outstanding person who guided many mids through the academy and just looked out for their well-being. He knew the importance of character at the academy.</p>

<p>We offer our condolences to his family. A funeral service will be held at the Naval Academy Chapel tomorrow at 10 a.m.</p>