Clyde Smith (American football)

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]

Clyde Smith
Personal information
Born:(1904-07-17)July 17, 1904
Steelville, Missouri, U.S.
Died:December 30, 1982(1982-12-30) (aged 78)
Lawrenceville, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Sapulpa (Sapulpa, Oklahoma)
College:Missouri
Position:Center
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:33
Games started:31

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]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
College of Emporia Fighting Presbies (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1931–1933)
1931 College of Emporia 2–61–57th
1932 College of Emporia 2–5–12–3–14th
1933 College of Emporia 4–3–21–3–26th
College of Emporia Fighting Presbies (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1934)
1934 College of Emporia 2–5–12–2–14th
College of Emporia: 10–19–46–13–4
Total:10–19–4

References
  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.
  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.
  3. "Deaths and funerals". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Vincennes, Indiana. December 31, 1982. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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