Richard Shore Smith Explained

Richard Shore Smith
Birth Date:11 December 1877
Birth Place:Mountain View, California, U.S.
Death Place:Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Player Years1:1896–1899
Player Team1:Oregon
Player Years2:1901–1903
Player Team2:Columbia
Player Positions:Fullback
Coach Years1:1904
Coach Team1:Oregon
Coach Years2:1925
Coach Team2:Oregon
Overall Record:6–8–1
Awards:Consensus All-American (1903)

Richard Shore Smith (December 11, 1877 – May 19, 1953) was an American college football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Oregon from 1896 to 1899 and then at Columbia University, where he attended law school.[1] Playing as a fullback for Columbia in 1903, Smith was named an All-American. He served as the head football coach at Oregon in 1904 and again in 1925, compiling a record of 6–8–1.[2] Smith practiced law in Oregon and was president of the First National Bank in Eugene, Oregon. He died at the age of 74 on May 19, 1953, at his home in Eugene.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dick Smith At Columbia. The Eugene Guard. Newspapers.com. July 23, 2015. October 28, 1901. 1.
  2. McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. .
  3. News: Richard Shore Smith . . . May 21, 1953 . December 25, 2011.