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Bob Smith
Biographical details
Born(1912-12-06)December 6, 1912
Cartersville, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 1994(1994-09-05) (aged 81)
Clemson, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1930–1933Furman
Basketball
1930–1934Furman
Baseball
1930–1934Furman
Position(s)Halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934Furman (backfield)
1943Jacksonville NAS (assistant)
1946–1947Furman
1950–1969Clemson (assistant)
Basketball
1935–1942Furman
Baseball
1952–1957Clemson
Head coaching record
Overall4–15 (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

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Football

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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

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Statistics overview
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)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Smith". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Blackman, Sam (July 30, 2014). "Bob Smith, Coach and Developer". Clemson University. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Robert Smith". Furman University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.