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Harry Smith
Date of birth	August 26, 1918
Place of birth	Russellville, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death	July 30, 2013 (aged 94)
Place of death	Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Guard
US college	USC
NFL draft	1940 / Round: 5 / Pick: 36
Career history
As player
1940	Detroit Lions
Career highlights and awards
	Pro Bowl ( 1940); Unanimous All-American ( 1939); First-team All-American ( 1938);
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;
	College Football Hall of Fame;

Harry Elliott "Blackjack" Smith (August 26, 1918 – July 30, 2013) was an American football player who anchored the line from the guard position on the University of Southern California's Rose Bowl teams in 1938 and 1939 seasons, and earned All-American honors each year.

College career

The 1938 team finished 9-2-0 and defeated Duke University. The next season, the Trojans finished 8-0-2 as national champions, including a 14-0 Rose Bowl conquest of the University of Tennessee. USC also defeated Notre Dame University in each of those seasons. Smith was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. Harry Smith also played for USC Rugby during his collegiate career.

Professional career

Following graduation, Smith was drafted and played one year for the Detroit Lions in 1940.^[1]

Coaching career

He then served as an assistant coach at University of Missouri and USC before becoming head coach of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Death

In his last few years Smith had suffered a stroke that saw his health decline.^[2] He died in the morning on July 30, 2013, at Columbia, Missouri. He was 94.^[3]

References

^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
^ Walljasper, Joe (July 30, 2013). "MU aide Smith dies". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
^ Paylor, Terez A. (July 31, 2013). "Ex-MU football assistant Harry Smith dies at age 94". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

External links

NFL.com player page

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[1] "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.

[2] Walljasper, Joe (July 30, 2013). "MU aide Smith dies". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

[3] Paylor, Terez A. (July 31, 2013). "Ex-MU football assistant Harry Smith dies at age 94". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

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v t e 1939 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB George Cafego HB Tom Harmon HB Nile Kinnick FB John Kimbrough
Line	E Ken Kavanaugh E Esco Sarkkinen T Nick Drahos T Harley McCollum G Ed Molinski G Harry Smith C John Schiechl

Career information
Date of birth	(1918-08-26)August 26, 1918
Place of birth	Russellville, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death	July 30, 2013(2013-07-30) (aged 94)
Place of death	Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Position(s)	Guard
US college	USC
NFL draft	1940 / Round: 5 / Pick: 36
Career history
As player
1940	Detroit Lions

Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl ( 1940) Unanimous All-American ( 1939) First-team All-American ( 1938)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

College Football Hall of Fame