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| | USATODAY.com - Phil Smith, former USF and Warriors star, dies at 50 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | Smith, diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1998, died Monday night at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, Calif., a spokesman for the university said. |
 | | Smith was an All-NBA second team selection in 1976, but his career never was the same after he severely injured his Achilles' tendon while driving to the hoop for a routine layup during a preseason practice in 1979. |
 | | Smith is survived by Angela, his wife of 27 years, and five children: Elisa, Phillip, Amber, Martin, Peter. |
| www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/2002-07-31-obit-smith_x.htm (525 words) |
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