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Nick "Happy" Smith

UK statement on Nic Smith

Our community has suffered a tragic loss with the death of one of our students, Nic Smith. Nic was a sophomore in the Community Leadership and Development program in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and one of our student athletes on the UK Football team.

We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends and teammates. We ask that you respect their privacy during this difficult time.

We want to remind members of our community that you do not have to navigate this loss alone, and that support resources are available through the Office for Student Success.

“Today our hearts are broken. Our thoughts and prayers are with Nic’s family, friends, teammates and everyone who knew and loved him.

This is a tremendous loss for our program and university community. We will continue to support one another and honor his memory,” said UK Football Head Coach Will Stein.
 
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2025 (Freshman)
• Redshirt season

High School
• A three-star recruit by the major recruiting services
• Standing a 6-foot-5 and 290 pounds, has the size to be a 4-technique player
• Coached by Jerry Carrafa
• Charted 40 tackles with 11.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and 16 quarterback hurries as a senior for the Warriors
• Named to the All-Region 8-AAAA as a junior after totaling 58 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, eight quarterback hurries, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
• Also caught a 30-yard TD pass and blocked a field goal
• Also played basketball for Walnut Grove
• Chose Kentucky over Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern

Personal
• Born in Augusta, Georgia
• Son of Spencer and Kisha Smith and Genedra Smalls
• Siblings are Jackson Roundtree, Killik Smith, Arkeion Smith, Nedra Roundtree, Valencia Murray and Ariana Smith
• Major is community leadership and development

Happy Says
• His nickname is “Big Happ”
• After the NFL, his dream job is to start a food business
• Besides playing football he’s also good at cooking and baking
• Three words to describe him are happy, friendly and nice
• The best advice he’s ever received is “you are what you believe”
 
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Terrible news. Utterly sad all the way around. RIP Hap ... Deepest condolences and best wishes to his family and all friends, BBN mourns with you.
 
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Awful news.

Not saying this is what happened, but sadly most that I know that come across so unusually happy that they could be given that nickname, there is usually something dark underneath.

Hope im wrong, but I've lost several close to me that fit this description.
 
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TheKentuckyKid said:
I saw in the other thread that he had just lost his sister recently and made comments questioning whether he should keep going.
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I pray that is not what happened. I know the feeling the last 8 months though sadly. Its hard to keep going at times when u lose someone u love so much.

Prayers to his family and friends and the UK football family.
 
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The Nightman2 said:
I hate hearing this. Does anyone know what happened to his sister that just passed? I feel so bad for the parents 💔
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I had no idea he had recently lost a sister. That makes this even WORSE, and I couldn't have imagined it being worse than what was originally reported.

God bless his parents. A parent should NEVER have to bury a child. So dang sad.
 
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ACCat#23 said:
I had no idea he had recently lost a sister. That makes this even WORSE, and I couldn't have imagined it being worse than what was originally reported.

God bless his parents. A parent should NEVER have to bury a child. So dang sad.
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Let alone two in a short span. I can’t imagine what they are feeling RN. They will never get over this as long as they live.
 
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