Bob Smith (coach)
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1912 Cartersville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1994 (aged 81) Clemson, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1933 | Furman |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1934 | Furman |
| Baseball | |
| 1930–1934 | Furman |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934 | Furman (backfield) |
| 1943 | Jacksonville NAS (assistant) |
| 1946–1947 | Furman |
| 1950–1969 | Clemson (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1942 | Furman |
| Baseball | |
| 1952–1957 | Clemson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–15 (football) 57–73 (basketball) 52–65–2 (baseball) |
Robert William Smith (December 6, 1912 – September 5, 1994) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach (1946–1947) and head men's basketball coach (1935–1942) at Furman University.[1]
In 1950, Smith joined the Clemson Tigers football team as an assistant coach under Frank Howard. He later served was the head baseball coach from 1952 to 1957.[2] In his role as Head Baseball Coach at Clemson University, he was named Atlantic Coast Conference Outstanding Coach of 1954.
His wife, Catherine Hampton Jordan Smith, was the first female mayor of Clemson, South Carolina.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman Purple Hurricane (Southern Conference) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Furman | 2–8 | 1–4 | T–13th | |||||
| 1947 | Furman | 2–7 | 1–4 | T–13th | |||||
| Furman: | 4–15 | 2–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–15 | ||||||||
Baseball
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson Tigers (Southern Conference) (1952–1953) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Clemson | 10–12 | 10–10 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1953 | Clemson | 11–6 | 11–6 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1954–1957) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Clemson | 14–10 | 8–4 | 1st | |||||
| 1955 | Clemson | 7–11 | 5–9 | 7th | |||||
| 1956 | Clemson | 4–14–2 | 2–10–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1957 | Clemson | 6–12 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| Clemson: | 52–65–2 (.445) | 39–50–2 (.440) | |||||||
| Total: | 52–65–2 (.445) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Smith". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Blackman, Sam (July 30, 2014). "Bob Smith, Coach and Developer". Clemson University. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "Robert Smith". Furman University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- 1912 births
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- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state)
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- Furman Paladins football coaches
- Furman Paladins football players
- Furman Paladins men's basketball coaches
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- Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football coaches
- People from Cartersville, Georgia
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- 20th-century American sportsmen