John "Clipper" Smith
Smith in 1927 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1904-12-12)December 12, 1904 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | May 11, 1973(1973-05-11) (aged 68) West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1925–1927 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1928 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
1929 | Trinity (CT) (assistant) |
1930 | Georgetown (assistant) |
1931–1933 | NC State |
1934 | Newark Academy (NJ) |
1935 | Duquesne (line) |
1936–1938 | Duquesne |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1936–1939 | Duquesne |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 28–24–5 (college) |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1975 (profile) | |
John Philip "Little Clipper" Smith (December 12, 1904 – May 11, 1973) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football as a guard at the University of Notre Dame under Knute Rockne. Smith was a consensus All-American in 1927. He later served as the head coach at North Carolina State University from 1931 to 1933 and at Duquesne University from 1936 to 1938, compiling a career record of 28–24–5. Smith was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1975. He died on May 11, 1973, in West Hartford, Connecticut just before a National Football Foundation awards dinner that was to have honored him.[1]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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NC State Wolfpack (Southern Conference) (1931–1933) | |||||||||
1931 | NC State | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–17th | |||||
1932 | NC State | 6–1–2 | 3–1–1 | 7th | |||||
1933 | NC State | 1–5–3 | 0–4 | 10th | |||||
NC State: | 10–12–5 | 5–9–1 | |||||||
Duquesne Dukes (Independent) (1936–1938) | |||||||||
1936 | Duquesne | 8–2 | W Orange | 14 | |||||
1937 | Duquesne | 6–4 | |||||||
1938 | Duquesne | 4–6 | |||||||
Duquesne: | 18–12 | ||||||||
Total: | 28–24–5 | ||||||||
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References
- ^ "Little Clipper Smith Dies; Duquesne Athletic Chief". The New York Times. United Press International. May 13, 1973. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
External links
- Media related to John "Clipper" Smith at Wikimedia Commons
- John "Clipper" Smith at the College Football Hall of Fame
- John "Clipper" Smith at Find a Grave
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