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]