Robert William Smith (December 6, 1912 – September 5, 1994) was an

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, and

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coach. He served as the head football coach (1946–1947) and head men's basketball coach (1935–1942) at

Furman University Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named for the clergyman Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became ...

. In 1950, Smith joined the

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team as an assistant coach under Frank Howard. He later served was the head

coach from 1952 to 1957. 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

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Head coaching record

Football

Baseball

References

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