Crook Smith
American gridiron football player

Crook Smith

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American gridiron football player
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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American football player
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Birth:
21 March 1899(Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA)
Death:
3 March 1990(Tennessee, USA)
Star sign:
Aries
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Byron Lambert "Crook" Smith (March 21, 1899 – March 3, 1990) was a college football and basketball player and coach inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.

Mercer University

Smith earned 13 letters in football, baseball, basketball, and trackfor the Mercer Bears. He was inducted into the Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame in its inaugural year of 1971. "Crook" was the brother of Phoney Smith.

Football

Smith was a prominent end on the football team.

1922

He was selected All-Southern.

1923

He was selected All-Southern by Julian Leggett of the Macon News.

Coaching career

Georgia Southern

Smith coached the Georgia Southern Eagles team of Georgia Southern University (then known as Georgia Teacher's College) from 1929 to 1942. His basketball teams compiled a 116–60 record. His 1939 football team won the Bacardi Bowl.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
South Georgia Teachers / Georgia Teachers Blue Tide (Independent)
1929 South Georgia Teachers 4–3–2
1930 South Georgia Teachers 3–4–2
1931 South Georgia Teachers 3–6
1932 South Georgia Teachers 6–2
1933 South Georgia Teachers 5–3
1934 South Georgia Teachers 4–6
1935 South Georgia Teachers 3–3–2
1936 South Georgia Teachers 2–8
1937 South Georgia Teachers 2–9
1938 South Georgia Teachers 3–5–1
1939 Georgia Teachers 5–5
1940 Georgia Teachers 3–5
1941 Georgia Teachers 2–8
South Georgia Teachers / Georgia Teachers: 45–66–7
Total: 45–66–7