Bob Smith (coach)

Robert William Smith (December 6, 1912 – September 5, 1994) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach (1946–1947) and head men's basketball coach (1935–1942) at Furman University.[1]

Bob Smith

Biographical details
Born	December 6, 1912 Cartersville, Georgia
Died	September 5, 1994 (aged 81) Clemson, South Carolina
Playing career
Football
1930–1933	Furman
Basketball
1930–1934	Furman
Baseball
1930–1934	Furman
Position(s)	Halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934	Furman (backfield)
1943	Jacksonville NAS (assistant)
1946–1947	Furman
1950–1969	Clemson (assistant)
Basketball
1935–1942	Furman
Baseball
1952–1957	Clemson
Head coaching record
Overall	4–15 (football) 57–73 (basketball) 52–65–2 (baseball)

In 1950, Smith joined the Clemson Tigers football team as an assistant coach under Frank Howard. He later served was the head baseball coach from 1952 to 1957.[2] In his role as Head Baseball Coach at Clemson University, he was named Atlantic Coast Conference Outstanding Coach of 1954.

His wife, Catherine Hampton Jordan Smith, was the first female mayor of Clemson, South Carolina.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Furman Purple Hurricane (Southern Conference) (1946–1947)
1946	Furman	2–8	1–4	T–13th
1947	Furman	2–7	1–4	T–13th
Furman:		4–15	2–8
Total:		4–15

Baseball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Clemson Tigers (Southern Conference) (1952–1953)
1952	Clemson	10–12	10–10	5th (South)
1953	Clemson	11–6	11–6	3rd (South)
Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1954–1957)
1954	Clemson	14–10	8–4	1st
1955	Clemson	7–11	5–9	7th
1956	Clemson	4–14–2	2–10–2	7th
1957	Clemson	6–12	3–11	8th
Clemson:		52–65–2	39–50–2
Total:		52–65–2
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Robert Smith". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
2. Blackman, Sam. "Bob Smith, Coach and Developer". Clemson University. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
3. "Robert Smith". Furman University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

External links

• Bob Smith at Find a Grave