Gene Smith (American football coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1910 Hillsboro, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1987 (aged 76) Camarillo, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1933 | Central State (OK) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1942 | Central State (OK) (assistant) |
| 1946–1949 | Central State (OK) (assistant) |
| 1950–1951 | Central State (OK) |
| Wrestling | |
| 1936–1939 | Central State (OK) |
| 1946–1947 | Central State (OK) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–10 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 OCAC (1950) | |
Deriot Eugene Smith (c. 1910 – April 6, 1987) was an American football and wrestling coach. He served as the head football coach at Central State College—now the University of Central Oklahoma—from 1950 and 1951, compiling a career college football record of 9–10, and one conference championship.[1][2] He ranks 9th all-time for Broncho coaches in winning percentage, number of games coached and victories.
Early life
[edit]Smith was born in Hillsboro, Texas, and attended Central State Teachers College in Edmond, Oklahoma, and graduated in 1934, with math and science degrees.[3]
Central State
[edit]Smith coached the Central State wrestling team from 1936 until 1939, and again in 1946–47 before the program's 25-year hiatus.[4] He was an assistant coach for the CSC football team and filled in as head coach while Dale E. Hamilton served during the Korean War.
Later life and death
[edit]Smith moved to California in 1958. He died at the age of 76, on April 6, 1987, in Camarillo, California.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central State Bronchos (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1950–1951) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Central State | 7–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1951 | Central State | 2–7 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Central State Normal: | 9–10 | 6–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–10 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ DeLassus, David (2015). "Deriot E. "Gene" Smith Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ "2013 UCO Football Media Guide".
- ^ a b "Former CSU Coach Dies". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. April 13, 1987. p. 7S. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "2016-17 UCO Wrestling Media Guide". December 6, 2016.
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