HTN: Former Buffalo Brave Dies

A homegrown basketball star who played for both Buffalo State and the Buffalo Braves has died. Former guard Randy Smith passed away at his Norwich, Connecticut home at the age of 60, of an apparent heart attack. He was a three-sport All-American at Buffalo State College and an NBA All Star with the Buffalo Braves. Smith played basketball, soccer and ran track at Buffalo State, and was a seventh-round draft pick of the Braves in 1971. He was named MVP of the 1978 NBA All-Star game, in the last season the Braves played in Buffalo. Smith had stayed connected to the Buffalo community through his Randy Smith Summer Basketball League.