The Beginning
Otis Smith was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida and played sports at the local Boy’s Club while growing up. Since his college days at Jacksonville University, he was involved with Volunteers for Youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Clubs of America and conducted informal basketball clinics during summers. When Smith returned to Florida in 1989 to play professional basketball for the Orlando Magic, he founded the Otis F. Smith Foundation which began hosting summer basketball clinics for kids.
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