Willie Smith (American football coach) facts for kids
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 30, 1931 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 2016 (aged 84) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1960s | Hampton (assistant) |
| 1967 | Norfolk State |
| 1968–1970 | Maryland State / Maryland Eastern Shore (assistant) |
| 1971–1972 | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| 1973–1977 | North Carolina Central |
| Basketball | |
| 1961–1962 | Hampton |
| Track | |
| c. 1960 | Hampton (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–35–5 (football) 7–16 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 MEAC (1973) |
|
Willie Sherrod Smith Jr. (November 30, 1931 – August 22, 2016) was American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Norfolk State College—now known as Norfolk State University—in 1967, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore from 1971 to 1972, and North Carolina Central University from 1973 until midway through the 1977 season, compiling a career college football coaching record of 35–35–5. Smith was also the head basketball coach at Hampton University for one season, in 1961–62, tallying a mark of 7–16. Smith died on August 22, 2016, at the age of 84.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State Spartans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1967) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Norfolk State | 4–4 | 3–4 | 8th | |||||
| Norfolk State: | 4–4 | 3–4 | |||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1972) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 1–5–2 | 1–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1972 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 4–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore: | 5–10–2 | 5–6–1 | |||||||
| North Carolina Central Eagles (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1973–1977) | |||||||||
| 1973 | North Carolina Central | 7–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1974 | North Carolina Central | 7–2–2 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1975 | North Carolina Central | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1976 | North Carolina Central | 6–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1977 | North Carolina Central | 1–6 | 0–3 | ||||||
| North Carolina Central: | 26–21–3 | 14–11–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–35–5 | ||||||||
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