Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith

Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (October 15, 1898 – March 18, 1984) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Gonzaga University (1925–1928), Santa Clara University (1929–1935), Villanova University (1936–1942), the University of San Francisco (1946), and Lafayette College (1949–1951), compiling a career college football record of 109–75–12. Smith was also the head coach of the NFL's Boston Yanks from 1947 to 1948, tallying a mark of 7–16–1.

Smith was also the head coach for the Gonzaga men's basketball team from the 1926–27 to 1930–31 seasons. While there, he acquired a record of 46–59 (.780).