Gene Smith (American football coach)

Gene Smith
Biographical details
Born	c. 1910; Hillsboro, Texas, U.S.
Died	April 6, 1987 (aged 76); Camarillo, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1930–1933	Central State (OK)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1942	Central State (OK) (assistant)
1946–1949	Central State (OK) (assistant)
1950–1951	Central State (OK)
Wrestling
1936–1939	Central State (OK)
1946–1947	Central State (OK)
Head coaching record
Overall	9–10 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 OCAC (1950)

Deriot Eugene Smith (c. 1910 – April 6, 1987) was an American football and wrestling coach. He served as the head football coach at Central State College—now the University of Central Oklahoma—from 1950 and 1951, compiling a career college football record of 9–10, and one conference championship.^[1]^[2] He ranks 9th all-time for Broncho coaches in winning percentage, number of games coached and victories.

Early life

Smith was born in Hillsboro, Texas, and attended Central State Teachers College in Edmond, Oklahoma, and graduated in 1934, with math and science degrees.^[3]

Central State

Smith coached the Central State wrestling team from 1936 until 1939, and again in 1946–47 before the program's 25-year hiatus.^[4] He was an assistant coach for the CSC football team and filled in as head coach while Dale E. Hamilton served during the Korean War.

Later life and death

Smith moved to California in 1958. He died at the age of 76, on April 6, 1987, in Camarillo, California.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Central State Bronchos (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1950–1951)
1950	Central State	7–3	4–1	T–1st
1951	Central State	2–7	2–3	4th
Central State Normal:		9–10	6–4
Total:		9–10