Trivia

Robert J. Smith was roasted by the late, great Don Rickles.

Smitty threw out the first pitch before an 80+ year record crowd at a Detroit Tigers game.

Smitty was the #1 ranked producer in the world for Mutual of New York (MONY).

Tommy James reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart with his hit, MONY MONY which he wrote while living across the street from Mutual of New York.

Billy Idol reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with his live cover version of MONY MONY nearly twenty years after the original.

When Smitty hears, Don't Stop Believin' by Journey played during Detroit sports, he insists that 'South Detroit' is actually, Windsor, Ontario Canada where his mother was born. He says, "Non-believers just need to look at a map!".

Smitty won his fifth grade spelling bee.

Smitty has had the good fortune of meeting Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe and Mr. Tiger, Al Kaline. He's living the dream of every kid from Metro Detroit!.

Smitty was the #1 ranked producing branch manager at BankAtlantic.

Smitty held the #1 home market merchandiser ranking both years with Coca-Cola.

Number 1 Ranked Producing Agent for MONY/AXA Equitable (Out of Approximately 10,000 Agents).

Creative Writing Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Valedictorian, Full Sail University.

UCLA Feature Film Writing Certificate, With Distinction.

Smitty flew as a co-pilot on a fighter jet and was "inverted" like Tom Cruise's character, Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun.