ST187: Junior freestyle Outstanding Wrestler Joe Smith of Oklahoma talks family and his famous father

Being the son of a fantastic wrestler lends itself to a little bit of pressure. When you're the son of six-time World and Olympic champion John Smith, that might put a capital P on the word pressure. On Episode 187 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I'll talk with Joe Smith, the Outstanding Wrestler at the 2015 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle National Championships held recently in Fargo, N.D. Joe will join his father next season as he hits the college mats in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Smith's wrestling roots run deep and they branch out all over the state of Oklahoma and as we'll learn, also into Major League Baseball. Was it pretty much assumed Joe would be wrestling? What was the relationship between one of the sport's greatest coaches and the Stillwater High coach? Find out answers to those questions and more on Short Time! Almanac Time! Get the Cadet & Junior Nationals All-American Almanac, a 219-page digital download. It's available now and if you use the promo code "JB" you'll save $5 off the cover price. It's got every All-American EVER in Fargo (and the locations that were before Fargo) and every breakdown by year and state. Oh, you know this guy who says he placed at Juniors? Fact check him quickly!. BUY ONE NOW! Shop, drop and roll Mat Talk Online has now launched an affiliate store through Amazon.com. So if you're looking for wrestling shoes, movies, books or digital downloads, check out mattalkonline.com/store today. And if you haven't already, head to www.mattalkonline.com/getshorttime to leave a rating and a review on iTunes. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly sponsored by Flipswrestling. Share your attitude and be heard at Flipswrestling.com. Contribute And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, consider becoming a contributor by going to www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of patronage. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a contributor. How much you give is solely up to how much you believe it's worth to you. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn.com by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires. SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIME iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | SoundCloud | iOS App | Android App | RSSWant an ad-free version of the show AND the best in wrestling news from around the world? Sign up for the Daily Wrestling Newsletter presented by Resilite on Substack at https://www.mattalkonline.com/news Links to FollowJoin the Discord: https://www.mattalkonline.com/discordDaily Wrestling Newsletter: https://www.mattalkonline.com/newsContribute: https://www.mattalkonline.com/contributePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattalkonline The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear: https://www.mattalkonline.com/compound Quick Subscribe: https://www.Podfollow.com/shorttime