OT- Marty Smith's Book "Never Settle"

By: HokieHi62 on August 6, 2019, 7:38 PM | 6 comments

Just came out today. I'm a few chapters in. So far, it's a really good read. He talks a lot about VT and growing up in Giles County.

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VTacajoe

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KingJames

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I never knew he was from Pearisburg. My father is from there (also Jay Hardwick, who my dad grew up with).

APrimusHokie | 6 years 11 months #

SINGLE WINGING SPARTANS BABYYYYYYY!!!!

KingJames

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I loved seeing that offense the few games I went to growing up. Heck, I might have seen Marty play, I dont remember when I went to games.

HokieHighVPI03 | 6 years 11 months #

I am from Giles and grew up never missing a spartan game including Marty in the 1993 state championship team. He was actually one of my youth pastors at vacation bible school we went to in Pearisburg. Dude is truly genuine and what you see in TV is all him. Can't wait to read the book and pretty cool to see a guy from Giles County go as far as he has gone and for such a good guy to get what he worked for....go Hokies! (And Spartans)

Palmetto Gal | 6 years 11 months #

Smith paints a picture of what his life was like in Giles County — recalling everything from his late paternal grandmother's Newport farm to going cruising to attending Pearisburg Baptist Church.

"It was important to me to give rural America and certainly Southwest Virginia and the New River Valley a voice," Smith said Thursday. "Because when I go home, that is what a lot of people say to me — they are very appreciative of me, that they are represented well [on ESPN].

link to RT article: Marty Smith's book is a love letter to the New River Valley

Sounds like a great read. Thanks so much for sharing!