John "Clipper" Smith
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 12, 1904 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Died | May 11, 1973 (aged 68) West Hartford, Connecticut |
| Playing career | |
| 1925–1927 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1931–1933 | NC State |
| 1935 | Duquesne (line) |
| 1936–1938 | Duquesne |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–24–5 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-American, 1927 | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1975 (profile) |
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John Philip "Little Clipper" Smith (December 12, 1904 – May 11, 1973) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football as a guard at the University of Notre Dame under Knute Rockne. Smith was a consensus All-American in 1927. He later served as the head coach at North Carolina State University from 1931 to 1933 and at Duquesne University from 1936 to 1938, compiling a career record of 28–24–5. Smith was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1975. He died on May 11, 1973 in West Hartford, Connecticut just before a National Football Foundation awards dinner that was to have honored him.
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