Clyde_Smith_(American_football)

Clyde Smith (American football)

Clyde Smith (American football)

American football player and coach (1904–1982)


Clyde Wise Smith (July 17, 1904 – December 30, 1982) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a center for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Kansas City Cowboys (1925–1926), the Columbus Tigers (1927), and the Providence Steam Roller (1928). Smith served as the head football coach at the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas for four seasons, from 1931 to 1934, compiling a record of 10–19–4.[1][2]

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Smith later coached football at Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Illinois. He owned the Lawrenceville Greenhouses, was chaired the Lawrence Country Housing authority, and was a board member of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce. Smith died on December 30, 1982, at his home in Lawrenceville, Illinois.[3]

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  1. "Smith Resigns As C. Of E. Coach; No Successor Picked". The New College Life. Emporia, Kansas. February 2, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Smith Resigns As C. Of E. Coach; No Successor Picked (continued)". The New College Life. Emporia, Kansas. February 2, 1935. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Deaths and funerals". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Vincennes, Indiana. December 31, 1982. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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