Tommie Smith Autographs
Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track and field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was broken officially. His Black Power salute with John Carlos atop the medal podium caused controversy, as it was seen as politicizing the Olympic Games. It remains a symbolic moment in the history of the Black Power movement.
Tommie Smith was born on June 6, 1944, in Clarksville, Texas, the seventh of twelve children born to Richard and Dora Smith. He suffered from pneumonia as a child, but still grew to be an athletic youth. While attending Lemoore High School in Lemoore, California, Smith showed great potential, setting most of the school's track records, many of which remain. He won the 440-yard dash in the 1963 CIF California State Meet. He was voted Lemoore's "Most Valuable Athlete" in basketball, football, and track and field, and was also voted vice president of his senior class. His achievements earned him a scholarship to San José State University.
On May 7, 1966, while he was at San Jose State, Smith set a world best of 19.5 seconds in the 200 m straight, which he ran on a cinder track. That record for 200 m was finally beaten by Tyson Gay on May 16, 2010, just over 44 years later, though Smith still holds the record for the slightly longer 220-yard event. Since the IAAF has abandoned ratifying records for the event, Smith still retains the official record for the straightaway 200 m/220 yards in perpetuity.
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Current items with a signature of Tommie Smith
These are the most current items with a signature of Tommie Smith that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Silent Gesture Autobiography of Tommie Smith(SIGNED) by Tommie Smith Paperbak | $29.95 |  |
| Silent Gesture Autobiography of Tommie Smith(SIGNED) by Tommie Smith Paperbak | $29.95 | |
Traded items with a signature of Tommie Smith
The most expensive item with a signature of Tommie Smith (Tommie Smith Hand-Signed "Olympics" 20x24 Framed Photo) was sold in August 2008 for $600.00 while the cheapest item (Tommie Smith autographed card- Panini America) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2016. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2026 with an average selling price of $50.00 for an autographed item of Tommie Smith. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2021 with $275.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $22.00 was April 2019. In average, an autographed item from Tommie Smith is worth $53.64.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tommie Smith were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 'SIGNED' Victory Stand Raising My Fist For Justice "Olympics" by Tommie Smith S5 | $55.00 |  |
 | SIGNED Silent Gesture : The Autobiography of Tommie Smith by David Steele | $29.99 | |
| SIGNED Silent Gesture : The Autobiography of Tommie Smith by David Steele | $29.99 | |
 | SIGNED Silent Gesture The Autobiography of Tommie Smith 2007 | $211.99 | |
| SIGNED Silent Gesture The Autobiography of Tommie Smith 2007 | $211.99 | |
| Silent Gesture : The Autobiography of Tommie Smith by David Steele...SIGNED | $31.00 | |
| Silent Gesture : The Autobiography of Tommie Smith by David Steele...SIGNED | $31.00 | |
| Silent Gesture Autobiography of Tommie Smith(SIGNED) by Tommie Smith Paperbak | $14.95 | |
| Silent Gesture Autobiography of Tommie Smith(SIGNED) by Tommie Smith Paperbak | $14.95 | |
| Silent Gesture Tommie Smith Signed 2007 Temple Univ Press PB | $104.99 | |
| Silent Gesture Tommie Smith Signed 2007 Temple Univ Press PB | $104.99 | |
 | Victory Stand Raising My Fist For Justice Tommie Smith SIGNED 1st Ed HC Olympics | $45.00 | |
| Victory Stand Raising My Fist For Justice Tommie Smith SIGNED 1st Ed HC Olympics | $45.00 | |
| Victory Stand Raising My Fist For Justice Tommie Smith SIGNED 1st Ed HC Olympics | $45.00 | |
| Victory Stand Raising My Fist For Justice Tommie Smith SIGNED 1st Ed HC Olympics | $45.00 | |
