Claim: Hans Smit was the youngest coach and Athletic Director in the country during his time with De La Salle Santiago Zobel in 1981.
Evidence: Smit started his coaching career in football at age 21 making him the youngest football coach in the country at that time. He began his coaching career with the newly formed De La Salle Santiago Zobel School football team in 1981.He also became the youngest Athletic Director in the country when he initiated a varsity program for the Alabang-based De La Salle Santiago Zobel School.