Bob Smith (coach)
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1912 Cartersville, Georgia |
| Died | September 5, 1994 (aged 81) Clemson, South Carolina |
| 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]
His wife was the first female mayor of Clemson, South Carolina.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| 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
| 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 | 39–50–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 52–65–2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Robert Smith". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Blackman, Sam. "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.
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