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Earl Smith, Jr., a Gary native and 1952 Roosevelt High School graduate, is inducted into the 2018 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

Smith was a three-sport athlete in high school (basketball, football, track and field) and a two-time state champion in the long jump.

He coached basketball for 26 seasons at Froebel, Emerson, and Lew Wallace High Schools in Gary, winning 323 games, three sectional titles, and three regional titles.

Smith served as Athletic Director for the City of Gary for 14 years before retiring in 2013 after 56 years with the Gary Community School Corporation.

The Indiana General Assembly congratulates Smith on his induction and directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Smith and former State Senator Earline Rogers (his sister).