Vernon Smith (American football)
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"Catfish Smith" redirects here. High school football and basketball coach Milburn Smith was also nicknamed such, as well as NFL player Ralph Smith.
Vernon "Catfish" Smith (January 14, 1908 – September 29, 1988) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and military officer. A three-sport athlete at the University of Georgia, Smith was named to the 1931 College Football All-America Team as an end. After his playing days, he served as the co-head basketball coach at his alma mater during the 1937–38 season. Smith was also the head baseball coach at Georgia from 1934 to 1937 and at the University of South Carolina from 1938 to 1939 and again from 1946 to 1947. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1979.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1908-01-14)January 14, 1908 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | September 29, 1988(1988-09-29) (aged 80) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1929–1931 | Georgia |
Basketball | |
1929–1932 | Georgia |
Baseball | |
1930–1931 | Georgia |
Position(s) | End (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1938–1939 | South Carolina (ends) |
1940–1941 | Ole Miss (ends) |
Basketball | |
1937–1938 | Georgia |
Baseball | |
1934–1937 | Georgia |
1938–1939 | South Carolina |
1946–1947 | South Carolina |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–10 (basketball) 70–93 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1979 (profile) | |
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