Pat Smith

A referee in the North American Soccer League and from 1970 to 1977 served as Director of Officials with the American Soccer League.  Responsible for launching the soccer program at the University of Dayton and was both a player and a coach with the Dayton Edelweiss amateur team. A charter member of the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association and was editor of the first NISOA referee mechanics manual and was inducted into the NISOA Hall of Fame in 1977.  

The first recipient of the Eddie Pearson Award, given by U.S. Soccer to recognize outstanding officials in 1979 and in 1997 was the first recipient of the Ohio Coaches Award for Referees.

Inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.