Joseph Smith (bobsleigh)
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Joseph Smith was an American
bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
.
Joseph Smith or "Colonel Joe" worked with the USO as Chief of the Armed Forces Entertainment Office. He traveled with many of the celebrities who performed for the USO including Bob Hope
, Sammy Davis Jr., Jim Nabors
, Raquel Welch
, among many others.
Joseph Smith was offered the position of the Director of Entrainment for the Disney Corporation, which he promptly turned down, as well as turning down a multi-million dollar deal for the writing of his personal memoirs.
Smith died in 1983 due to a massive heart attack
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 1953
The FIBT World Championships 1953 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the third time after previously hosting the four-man event of the championships in 1934 and 1938...
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
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Military service
Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
Joseph Smith or "Colonel Joe" worked with the USO as Chief of the Armed Forces Entertainment Office. He traveled with many of the celebrities who performed for the USO including Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
, Sammy Davis Jr., Jim Nabors
Jim Nabors
James Thurston "Jim" Nabors is an American actor and singer. Born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama, Nabors moved to Southern California because of his asthma. While working at a Santa Monica nightclub, The Horn, he was discovered by Andy Griffith and later joined The Andy Griffith Show, playing...
, Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Tejada , better known as Raquel Welch, is an American actress, author and sex symbol. Welch came to attention as a "new-star" on the 20th Century-Fox lot in the mid-1960s. She posed iconically in a animal skin bikini for the British-release One Million Years B.C. , for which she may be...
, among many others.
Joseph Smith was offered the position of the Director of Entrainment for the Disney Corporation, which he promptly turned down, as well as turning down a multi-million dollar deal for the writing of his personal memoirs.
Smith died in 1983 due to a massive heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
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