Smith played high school football as a two-way back at Palatka High School. He was also a catcher and middle infielder on the baseball team, a forward in basketball and a jumper, sprinter and relay man in track. He graduated in 1943.[4]
Smith was selected by the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL with the 142nd pick in the 1947 NFL Draft and signed with the team on March 2, 1947.[2][5] He played in seven games for the Cardinals during the 1947 season.[2] He was released by the Cardinals on May 21, 1948.[1]
Coaching career[]
Smith was the head football coach at Madison County High School in Madison County, Georgia from 1948 to 1949.[1] He served as an assistant coach at Palatka High School in 1950 and then the team's head coach from 1951 to 1962.[1][6] He was the head recruiter and running backs coach for the Florida Gators from 1963 to 1970.[1][4] Smith served as the head coach of Eastside High School in Gainesville, Florida from 1971 to 1980 and won three championships.[1][4] He retired after the 1980 season.[4]
