Red Smith | |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1906 |
Birth Place: | Mountville, South Carolina, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1924 |
Player Team2: | Furman |
Player Positions: | Tackle |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1926 |
Coach Team2: | Simpsonville HS (SC) |
Coach Years3: | 1927–1928 |
Coach Team3: | Gaffney HS (SC) |
Coach Years4: | 1929–1934 |
Coach Team4: | Hampden–Sydney (line) |
Coach Years5: | 1935–1936 |
Coach Team5: | The Citadel (line) |
Coach Years6: | 1937–1938 |
Coach Team6: | Hampden–Sydney (line) |
Coach Years7: | 1939–1941 |
Coach Team7: | Hampden–Sydney |
Coach Years8: | 1942 |
Coach Team8: | North Carolina Pre-Flight (line) |
Coach Years9: | 1948–1949 |
Coach Team9: | Furman |
Coach Sport10: | Baseball |
Coach Years11: | 1936 |
Coach Team11: | The Citadel |
Coach Sport12: | Track |
Coach Years13: | 1929–1935 |
Coach Team13: | Hampden–Sydney |
Admin Years1: | 1949 |
Admin Team1: | Furman |
Overall Record: | 15–28–1 (college football) |
Herman Edward "Red" Smith (August 31, 1906 – May 8, 1959) was an American football, baseball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia from 1939 to 1941 and Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina from 1948 to 1949, compiling a career college football coaching record of 15–28–1. Smith was also the head baseball coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in 1936.
Born in Mountville, South Carolina, Smith played football at Furman and was selected as All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) as a tackle. He began his coaching career at Simpsonville High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina before moving to Gaffney High School in Gaffney, South Carolina.[1] Smith earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Michigan.[2]