| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1915-10-07)October 7, 1915 |
| Died | November 28, 1985(1985-11-28) (aged 70) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947 | La Vega HS (TX) |
| 1948 | Hillsboro (assistant) |
| 1949 | Hillsboro |
| 1951–1966 | Navarro |
| Basketball | |
| 1951–? | Navarro |
| Track and field | |
| 1951–? | Navarro |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1951–1966 | Navarro |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–67–2 (junior college football) |
| Bowls | 1–1 (junior college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 7TJCC (1951–1953, 1958–1959, 1961–1962) | |
Arlie Lee Smith (October 7, 1915 – November 28, 1985) was anAmerican football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Hillsboro Junior College—now known asHill College–inHillsboro, Texas for one season, in 1949, andNavarro College inCorsicana, Texas from 1951 to 1966. Smith was also theathletic director at Navarro from 1951 to 1966.
A native ofWaco, Texas, Smith graduated in 1947 fromAustin College inSherman, Texas, where he majored in physical education.[1] He began his coaching career atLa Vega High School inBellmead, Texas and then went to Hillsboro Junior College in 1948 as an assistant football coach. He succeed Lloyd Raymer as Hillsboro's head football coach in 1949.[2] Smith was hired as head football coach at Navarro in 1951, succeedingKen Clark, and also tasked to coach thebasketball, andtrack teams at the school.[3] He stepped down as football coach an athletic director in 1966 to become chairman of the school's physical education program.Al Carmichael succeeded him in both roles.[4]
Smith earned a master's degree fromBaylor University. In 1980, he was inducted into Austin College's Athletic Hall of Honor.[5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Indians(Texas Junior College Conference)(1949) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Hillsboro | 8–2 | 3–1 | 2nd(East) | |||||
| Hillsboro: | 8–2 | 3–1 | |||||||
| Navarro Bulldogs(Texas Junior College Conference)(1951–1963) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Navarro | 7–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1952 | Navarro | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953 | Navarro | 5–5–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1954 | Navarro | 6–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955 | Navarro | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Navarro | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1957 | Navarro | 4–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1958 | Navarro | 5–5 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1959 | Navarro | 7–2–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1960 | Navarro | 4–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Navarro | 6–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1962 | Navarro | 10–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Hospitality Bowl | ||||
| 1963 | Navarro | 5–5 | 4–4 | 3rd | |||||
| Navarro Bulldogs(Texas Junior College Football Federation)(1964–1966) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Navarro | 4–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1965 | Navarro | 5–3 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Navarro | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | L Shrine Hospital Bowl | ||||
| Navarro: | 91–65–2 | 60–30–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 99–67–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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