I have always been passionate about what I do. Blocking shots on the basketball court was only part of what made the game great. It was the feeling that I was doing what I was meant to do that fueled the fire back then and it's what fuels the fire today. Today I can't jump quite as high as I did back then, but back then I couldn't barbecue as well as I can today... it's a great trade off, huh?
ELMORE SMITH'S BBQ was founded as a way for me to share the sauces that made my friends across the country go "WOW". I've done a lot of barbecuing since I retired from the NBA. The company I founded was founded on principles, passions and love of crafting great sauces. It does not bend to shareholders (Elmore Smith's BBQ is privately owned) or the whims of a national marketing team. It responds to you, the consumer. Our mission is to make the best, we can leave the mass produced sauces to the other guys.
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Elmore Smith is the recipient of the 2011 Greater Cleveland Sports Award
"Smith was a block chairman" as seen in the Los Angeles Times.
Elmore Smith Joins Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
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