Jim Smith (c. 1931 – January 17, 2001) was the head baseball coach of the

LSU Tigers baseball The LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. It ranks seventh overall with 18 College World Series appeara ...

team from 1966 to 1978. Through 13 seasons in this role, he coached in 489 games, winning 238 and losing 251 for a .487 winning percentage. He finished with a 102–136–0 (.429) SEC record. His 1975 Tigers team compiled a 40–16 record, winning the

Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ...

(SEC) title with a 19–3 record and reaching the NCAA playoffs for the first time. He was also equipment supervisor for the

LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) an ...

team from 1960 to 1981. Smith was fired as LSU's baseball coach in 1978 after three straight losing seasons, and later worked as a deputy for

East Baton Rouge Parish East Baton Rouge Parish (french: Paroisse de Bâton Rouge Est) is the most populous List of parishes in Louisiana, parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 U.S. census, its population was 440,171, and 456,781 ...

in Louisiana.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jim 2001 deaths Baseball coaches from Louisiana LSU Tigers baseball coaches Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1931 births