My father O”H did not have smicha, but certainly deserved it. His knowledge of Torah was astonishing, and he had a photograhic memory. If we asked him a question, he would immediately open up a sefer and show us the exact spot where the teshuvah was. Whenever he was asked to give a lecture, he never took up notes with him. He spoke extemporaneously for an hour, and was always well-received by other talmidei chachomim and laypersons alike. I say this, because he never wanted to be a musmach. He always said he never learned for the sake of the title. I am sure there are many such T”Ch.
