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LeRoy Victor Smith (August 4, 1933October 25, 2002) was an American former football coach. He coached in four decades, his lifetime record was 106–77–7.


Coaching career


Mississippi Valley State

Smith's first head coaching position was at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi, where he coached the 1958 season. He was the third head coach for the Delta Devils and produced a record of 2–5–1.


Tuskegee

Smith waited six years to become a head coach again. He was named the tenth head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, and he held that position for six seasons, from 1964 until 1969. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 42–13–3.


Kentucky State

After his success at Tuskegee, Smith was the 16th head football coach at
Kentucky State University Kentucky State University (KSU and KYSU) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black land-grant university in Frankfort, Kentucky. Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons ...
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Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States, and the seat of Franklin County. It is a home rule-class city; the population was 28,602 at the 2020 census. Located along the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the prin ...
, and he held that position for 12 seasons, from 1970 until 1981. His coaching record at Kentucky State was 62–59–3. The school's media guide lists a slightly different result, having him coach for 12½ seasons, from 1970 to midway through the 1982 season, with a record at Kentucky State of 65–62–3. He was married to Mary Levi Smith, a former president of Kentucky State University.


References

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