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| Positions | Guard,tackle | ||||||
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| Born | (1918-08-26)August 26, 1918 Russellville, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | July 30, 2013(2013-07-30) (aged 94) Columbia, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Chaffey(Ontario, California) | ||||||
| College | USC | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1940: 5th round, 36th overall pick | ||||||
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Harry Elliott "Blackjack" Smith (August 26, 1918 – July 30, 2013) was an American professionalfootball player who anchored the line from theguard position on theUniversity of Southern California'sRose Bowl teams in 1938 and 1939 seasons, and earnedAll-American honors each year.[1][2]
Smith was born inRussellville, Missouri and played scholastically atChaffey High School inOntario, California.[3]
The 1938 team finished 9-2-0 and defeatedDuke University. The next season, the Trojans finished 8-0-2 as national champions, including a 14-0 Rose Bowl conquest of theUniversity of Tennessee. USC also defeatedNotre Dame University in each of those seasons. Smith was elected to theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1955.[4]
Harry Smith also played for USC Rugby during his collegiate career.
Following graduation, Smith was selected by theDetroit Lions in the1940 NFL draft.[5] He played one year for the Lions,[6] earningPro Bowl honors.[7]
He then served as an assistantcoach atUniversity of Missouri and USC before becominghead coach of theCanadian Football League'sSaskatchewan Roughriders.
In his last few years Smith had suffered a stroke that saw his health decline.[8] He died in the morning on July 30, 2013, at Columbia, Missouri. He was 94.[9]
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