Preston Smith

	Preston Smith Preston Smith may refer to: * Preston Smith (American football coach) (1871–1945), American football coach at Colgate University * Preston Smith (linebacker) (born 1992), American football outside linebacker * Preston Smith (governor) (1912–2003), Texas governor, 1969–1973 * Preston Smith (general) (1823–1863), Civil War Confederate general * Preston Smith (Georgia state politician), Georgia state senator, 2002–2011 * Preston Smith (musician), singer/songwriter from Houston, Texas * Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport is five miles north of Lubbock, in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. Originally Lubbock International Airport, it was renamed in 2004 for former Texas governor Preston E. Smith, an alumnus of Te ... , an airport in Texas, USA {{hndis, name=Smith, Preston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Preston Smith (American Football Coach) Preston Hopkins Smith (May 17, 1871 – December 16, 1945) was an American football player and coach. He was the second head football coach at Colgate University and he held that position for the 1892 season. His coaching record at Colgate was 3–0. The 1892 team was the first in Colgate history to go undefeated, with victories over Hamilton, Rochester, and St. John's Academy. Some sources say that the 1892 team was coached by Samuel Colgate, Jr. and not Smith. Smith attended Colgate and received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1893. He played on the football team from 1890 to 1893, serving as captain in 1891 and 1892 (player-coach in the latter year). He lettered in the sport in 1890, 1891 and 1892. Smith married Cordelia (Cora) Roberts in 1895. He later moved to Bayonne, New Jersey Bayonne ( ) is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is situated on a peninsula located between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Preston Smith (linebacker) Preston Demarquis Smith (born November 17, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Early life Smith attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was rated as a two-star recruit by ''247sports.com'', and ''Scout.com'', and a three-star recruit by ''Rivals.com''. He chose to play for the Mississippi State Bulldogs over offers from Kentucky, Syracuse, and West Virginia, among others. College career Smith appeared in 8 games as a true freshman in 2011 season, recording a forced fumble in a 31–3 win over Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl. In 2012, Smith appeared in all 13 games and led the Bulldogs with 4.5 sacks. As a junior in 2013, Smith recorded 2.5 sacks, including 2.0 in a 59–26 loss to LSU. Smith started the 2014 season with a bang, winning the SEC Defensiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Preston Smith (governor) Preston Earnest Smith (March 8, 1912 – October 18, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 40th governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973, who previously served as the lieutenant governor from 1963 to 1969. Early life Smith was born into a tenant farming family of 13 children in Corn Hill, a town in Williamson County, Texas, that has since been absorbed into nearby Jarrell. The family later moved to Lamesa, Texas, where Smith graduated in 1928 from Lamesa High School. In 1934, he graduated from Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) in Lubbock with a bachelor's degree in business administration. Staying in Lubbock, he founded a movie theater business and invested in real estate. Political career Smith was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1944 and then to the Texas State Senate in 1956. He won the Senate seat by defeating in the primary the incumbent Kilmer B. Corbin, the father of actor Barry Corbin. In 1962, Smi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Preston Smith (general) Preston Smith (December 25, 1823 – September 19, 1863) was a lawyer and soldier from the state of Tennessee who served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action during a night attack during the Battle of Chickamauga in northern Georgia.Welsh, p. 201. Biography Preston Smith was born in Giles County, Tennessee. After being educated in a country school, he attended Jackson College in Columbia, Tennessee. Smith studied law, passed his bar exam, and established a practice in Columbia. He later moved to Waynesboro, Tennessee, and finally to Memphis, where his practice flourished.Evans, pp. 331–32. In May 1861, Smith was elected as the colonel of a state militia regiment, the 154th Tennessee, which was soon mustered into the Confederate army. In April 1862, he led his regiment during the Battle of Shiloh in western Tennessee, where he was disabled from a severe wound to his right shoulder, rendering it useless and forcing Smi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Preston Smith (Georgia State Politician) Preston W. Smith is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. Smith earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from Southern Baptist Convention affiliated Baylor University and a J.D. from the University of Georgia and practiced law before turning to electoral politics. Republican candidate Smith was elected to the Georgia State Senate for District 52 in 2002 by defeating Democratic candidate Richard Marable 16,957 votes (54.2%) to 14,329 votes (45.8%). Serving as Governor Sonny Perdue’s floor leader in the Senate, Smith also serves on several Senate committees including Ethics & Government Reform as vice-chairman, Health & Human Services as secretary, Appropriations, Economic Development & Tourism, Judiciary and Children & Youth. Smith is a member of the Gridiron Secret Society as well as serving on the board of directors at the Summit Ministries, an evangelical Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Preston Smith (musician) Preston Smith is an American blues singer-songwriter from Houston, Texas, most known for his original song "Oh, I Love You So", which he performed for the movie, ''Cocktail'', starring Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Gol .... References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people American blues singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Texas Singers from Houston {{US-singer-songwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]