Willie Smith
Willie Smith
Alto saxophone swing musician who worked with an array of celebrated musicians, including Nat King Cole.
ProfessionSaxophonist
Date of Birth25 November 1910
CityCharleston, SC
beat defense felt good home prove shoulders tough
It was a tough game, but if we play good defense we can beat anybody. They beat us in the preseason and at home so we felt like we had something on our shoulders to prove to everybody.
anxious bench bit came guys pulled step
Things got a little bit anxious after we started fouling out. But we had some guys who came off the bench to step up, and they pulled us through.