Hall of Fame
Craig Smith
Baseball, 1989-1992Smith was four-year infielder for the Knights baseball team and helped lead the team to the NAIA District 25 Championships in 1991. In 1992, he was named an NAIA Academic All-American, NSU Athlete of the Year, and received the NSU Farquhar Award. He was also the recipient of the NSU Scholar-Athlete Award and the first recipient of the Craig H. Smith Programming Award from NSU Housing.
Smith holds the record for all-time walks with 164.He also ranks in the top-10 all-time with 224 runs scored (2nd), a .502 on base percentage (2nd), 88 stolen bases (3rd), 671 at bats (5th), 229 hits (6th), and 8 triples (8th). His single-season top-10 records include 49 walks (3rd), 34 stolen bases (4th), 69 runs scored (4th), and 56 games played (7th). Craig graduated from NSU with a liberal arts degree.
Following his career at NSU, he pursued a law degree at The Ohio State University, where he graduated cum laude. In 2007, he served as General Counselor for Florida's Agency for Health Care and as a special health care legal and policy advisor to Governor Charlie Crist's Administration. He was recently awarded Florida Trend's Legal Elite Award.
He is currently a partner with Hogan & Hartson law firm. He resides in Tallahassee with his wife Joy, daughter Emma and son Michael.
