Video: NBC 10 Features Bermudian Khano Smith
NBC 10 recently featured Rhode Island FC Head Coach Khano Smith, highlighting his upbringing, family influences, playing career, and journey into professional coaching.
The NBC story said, “Who is Rhode Island FC Head Coach Khano Smith?
“I think to my core little boy from Bermuda, a small island. Still very much connected to my family, all my families there. Really close to his family. Really close to his mom. I have a daughter, she’s 20. Have a dog. I love dogs. Love soccer. Soccer is my hobby and my job.
“At 6’5″, the 45-year old’s mom is still the towering force in his life. He recalls a story of him as a young student back home.
“My grades were dropping and my mom was trying to figure out a solution. She tried everything. She sat in class with me one day.”
“At age 14, she sent her son from the warmth of Bermuda to a boarding school in Maine.
“Yeah, I was probably a terrible 14-year-old. That was the only time I didn’t call my mom on her birthday because I was still upset.”
But mother knows best.
“Yeah, it was the best thing she could have done for me. It taught me to grow up quickly. It taught me to be independent.”
“Then to North Carolina for college playing soccer. After two successful seasons in Bermuda, he played for the New England Revs, then in 2023 the head coach and general manager of Rhode Island football club. The pressure is there.”
Read the full story here on the NBC website.
