Hall of Fame
Another Best Athlete at FUMA, Gladstone Smith led the Blue Devils to the State Mioiary Prep Baseball Championship in 1947 and 1948. He struck out 108 batters in 64 innings, with a batting average of .412.
Smith lettered in baseball and football at FUMA.
At Hampden-Sydney College, Smith led the 1950 State Championship Team, maintaining a .530 batting average with an ERA of 1.34, while batting average with an ERA of 1.34, while batting in 27 runs in 16 games. He was also a two-year starter at end.
In 1950, Smith signed with the New York Yankees, playing in the Yankee farm system for three years.
Smith was inducted into the Hampden-Sydney Hall of Fame in 1993.
