| Chuck Smith | |||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1957 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky
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| Player Years1: | 1978–1980 | ||||||||||||
| Player Team1: | Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| Player Positions: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Coach Years1: | 1983–1986 | ||||||||||||
| Coach Team1: | Mercer County High School (KY) (assistant) | ||||||||||||
| Coach Years2: | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Coach Team2: | Allen County Scottsville HS (KY) | ||||||||||||
| Coach Years3: | 1988–1991 | ||||||||||||
| Coach Team3: | Campbellsville HS (KY) | ||||||||||||
| Coach Years4: | 1992–2004 | ||||||||||||
| Coach Team4: | Boyle County HS (KY) | ||||||||||||
| Coach Years5: | 2005–2012 | ||||||||||||
| Coach Team5: | Kentucky (LB) | ||||||||||||
| Coach Years6: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Coach Team6: | Bardstown HS (KY) (DC)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Coach Years7: | 2014–2019 | ||||||||||||
| Coach Team7: | Boyle County HS (KY) | ||||||||||||
| Overall Record: | 234–69[2] | ||||||||||||
| Bowl Record: | 6–2 | ||||||||||||
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Chuck Smith (born December 21, 1957) is a former American football coach. Smith served as the head coach at Boyle County High School, Campbellsville High School, and Allen County Scottsville High School. Smith also served as linebackers coach at the University of Kentucky.[6] At Boyle County, Smith won six state championships and a KHSAA record breaking five in a row from 1999 to 2003.[7] Smith is highly regarded as one of the best football coaches in Kentucky high school football history.
Smith was born on December 21, 1957[8] in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an all-state linebacker at Jeffersontown High School, graduating in 1977.[3] He was a linebacker for the University of Kentucky from 1978 to 1980.
Shortly after Smith's playing career at Kentucky, Smith began his coaching career at Mercer county High School as an assistant under long-time coach Larry French. After three years with the Scotties, Smith accepted the head coaching job at Allen County Scottsville High School having a 6–5 season. After one year with the Patriots, Smith accepted the head coaching job at Campbellsville High School leading to a turnaround for the Eagles football program.
After revitalizing Campbellsville's football program, Smith accepted the head coaching job at Boyle County High School. Prior to Smith's arrival at Boyle County, the Rebels had not had a winning season since 1986 when they went 7–4. Additionally, they had not had a ten win season since 1976. During the 1992 season, Smith's first Rebels team went 7–4 snapping a 6-year losing record streak. Three years later, Smith's Rebels went 10–3, their first ten win season in 19 years. Four years later Smith has the first undefeated 15–0 season in Boyle County football history and won Boyle's first state championship in school history. From 1999 to 2003, Smith's Rebels won a then state record breaking five state championships in a row,[7] four of them being undefeated 15–0 seasons led by 2001 Kentucky Mr. Football winner Jeff Duggins[9] and future NFL tight end Jacob Tamme.
Following an incredible run at Boyle County, Smith accepted his dream job, coaching linebackers at Kentucky. Under head coaches Rich Brooks and Joker Phillips, Smith coached four first team All-SEC linebackers. Those names include Super Bowl 50 champion Danny Trevathan, Wesley Woodyard, Micah Johnson, and Sam Maxwell.
After leaving Kentucky, Smith had a one-year stint as defensive coordinator at Bardstown High School. In 2014, Smith accepted the head coaching job at Madison Central High School.[10] However, that was short-lived because less than three weeks later Smith resigned. Following Smith's resignation from Madison Central, Smith returned to head coaching at Boyle County due to the departure of former Boyle head coach Larry French.[11] During Smith's second tenure with the Rebels, he compiled a record of 69–12 with one state championship title.
Below is a year-by-year breakdown of Smith's coaching record.
Smith is married to Jackie Smith.[12]
Smith has two children, Brandon and Nicole. Brandon is the head coach at South Warren High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he has won two KHSAA state championships.[13]
Former linebacker for the Chicago Bears. Also, Super Bowl 50 champion, 2010 First-team All-SEC, and 2011 Second-team All-SEC.
Played linebacker for the Miami Dolphins. Also, a First-team All-SEC selection in 2008 and received SEC coaches All-freshmen honors in 2006. Smith Coached Johnson at Kentucky.