Dr. Wells Farin Smith

Dr. Wells Farrin Smith operated through his own private practice and was Division Surgeon for the Missouri Pacific Railroad.  In 1914, Dr. Wells Smith volunteered as the team physician for Little Rock High School.  He attended every major athletic event for 22 years until his death in 1936.  Dr. Smith's partner, Theo Freedman,  took over as team physician after Dr. Smith's death.  Dr. Freedman was the team physician for seven years until Dr. Smith's son, John, took over.  It is believed that Dr. Wells Smith was one of the first team physicians in Arkansas.

Dr. John McCollough Smith (Dr. Wells Smith's son) played football and ran track at Little Rock High School from  1921 - 1924.  He ran track at Chicago University for one year and transferred to Hendrix College to run track and to box.   Dr. John Smith attended medical school and eventually went into World War II as a field surgeon.  In 1944, Dr. Smith set up a private practice in Little Rock and followed in his father's footsteps by becoming the Little Rock High School team physician.   He attended every major athletic event for 43 years, until his death in 1987.   Dr. Smith was invited to many out of state conferences to speak on sports medicine.

Dr. Wells Smith and his son, Dr. John Smith, provided sports medicine care at Little Rock Central High School for 66 years. 

Dr. John McCollough Smith