From champion youth league competitor to acclaimed Parks and Recreation director, Blaine Smith has a storied lifetime of athletic and community leadership achievement. Leading rusher for Frederick High School’s 1964 Tri-State champion football team, he was named to the All- American Football team by Coach and Athlete Magazine. Smith also won more than 50 events for a three-time TSL champion track squad at FHS. At Western State College in Colorado, he was part of a 27-game win streak and three conference football championships. He later settled in Colorado, becoming director of Lake County Parks and Recreation and was named the “Outstanding Young Coloradoan” in1977. He was a distinguished athlete and community leader.