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Old Sun Nov 30, 2008, 05:10pm
Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. is offline
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Why the name Smitty?

The company is named after it's first officiating product: The whistle lanyard that attaches to a loop at the collar of a basketball official's shirt. These lanyards are called Smitty's.

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