Career
Smart became an athlete at Lyons Township High School in Louisiana Grange, Illinois, leading the school to team titles at the 1915 interscholastic meets of both Illinois (in Class B) and Michigan. In 1918 Smart underwent military officer training at Camp Grant and qualified as a lieutenant. Like many other top athletes, he missed that year"s national championships due to World War I.
Smart returned to competition in 1919, and was favored to regain the national 440 yd hurdles title.
At the final Trials, however, he only made it past the heats as a fastest loser, and was eliminated in the semi-finals.
He was named to the Olympic team, but only as an alternate, and did not get to run at the Olympics. Instead, he represented the United States in meets against the national teams of Sweden and France (in Paris) and the British Empire (in London).
Smart died in Glen Ellyn, Illinois in November 1955.