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Frank Smith (Canadian football)

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Frank Smith
Date of birth1931 or 1932 (age 92–93)
Place of birthVancouver, British Columbia
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)G
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
US collegeOlympic College
Career history
As player
1953Calgary Stampeders
1954Edmonton Eskimos
1955BC Lions
1956Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1954)

Frank Smith (born c. 1931) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1954, 1955 and 1956. He attended Olympic College where he played college football.[1]

Smith also coached football at Eastern Washington University, Wenatchee Junior College, and Montana State University. In 1973, he took a position at the University of British Columbia, coaching until 1994, during which time he won five conference titles and Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships in 1982 and 1986. His final record with UBC was 126–90–4.[2] He was hired to the coaching staff of the BC Lions in 1997, 1998 and 2000 and also served on the coaching staff of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[3] He was inducted in the UBC Sports Hall of Fame as a builder in 2012.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=smithfra003
  2. ^ http://www.ubcfootball.com/assets/downloads/1285634332Frank%20Smith%20Bio.pdf
  3. ^ http://bcfootballhalloffame.com/lifetime_achievements/Frank_Smith_Lifetime.html
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=706a6425-0ef0-4063-8f13-2982e8d0e481