| LeRoy Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1933 |
| Death Date: | October 25, 2002 |
| Player Team1: | Jackson State |
| Coach Years1: | 1958 |
| Coach Team1: | Mississippi Vocational |
| Coach Years2: | 1964–1969 |
| Coach Team2: | Tuskegee |
| Coach Years3: | 1970–1981 |
| Coach Team3: | Kentucky State |
| Overall Record: | 106–77–7 |
LeRoy Victor Smith (August 4, 1933October 25, 2002)[1] was an American former football coach. He coached in four decades, his lifetime record was 106–77–7.
Smith's first head coaching position was at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi, where he coached the 1958 season. He was the third head coach for the Delta Devils and produced a record of 2–5–1.[2]
Smith waited six years to become a head coach again. He was named the tenth head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, and he held that position for six seasons, from 1964 until 1969. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 42–13–3.[3]
After his success at Tuskegee, Smith was the 16th head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, and he held that position for 12 seasons, from 1970 until 1981. His coaching record at Kentucky State was 62–59–3.[4] The school's media guide lists a slightly different result, having him coach for 12½ seasons, from 1970 to midway through the 1982 season, with a record at Kentucky State of 65–62–3.[5]
He was married to Mary Levi Smith, a former president of Kentucky State University.[6] [7]