- LeRoy Smith
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Name = Leroy Smith
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Sport =College football
College =Kentucky State University
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OverallRecord = 106-77-7 (0.576)
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Coach = Trigger
CoachYears =1958 1964 -1969 1970 -1981
CoachTeams = Mississippi Valley State
Tuskegee
Kentucky State
FootballHOF =LeRoy Smith was a
college football coach in theUnited States , coaching in four decades. His lifetime record was 106 wins, 77 losses, and 7 ties.Coaching History
Mississippi Valley State
Smith's first head coaching position was at Mississippi Valley State in
Itta Bena, Mississippi , where he coached the1958 season. He was the third head coach for the Delta Devils and produced a record of 2 wins, 5 losses, and 1 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 12th at Mississippi Valley State in total wins and tenth at Mississippi Valley State in winning percentage (0.313). [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/mississippi_valley_state/coaching_records.php Mississippi Valley State University coaching records] ] [ [http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/direct546.htm The Sports Network] Mississippi Valley Staet University annual football records]Tuskegee University
Smith would wait six years to become a head coach again. He was named the tenth head coach for the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers located in
Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for six seasons, from1964 until1969 . His coaching record at Tuskegee was 42 wins, 13 losses, and 3 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him fifth at Tuskegee in total wins and fourth at Tuskegee in winning percentage (0.750). [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/siac/tuskegee/coaching_records.php Tuskegee University coaching records] ]Kentucky State
After his success at Tuskegee, Smith was the 16th head coach for the Kentucky State University Thorobreds located in
Frankfort, Kentucky and he held that position for twelve seasons, from1970 until1981 . His coaching record at Kentucky State was 62 wins, 59 losses, and 3 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him second at Kentucky State in total wins and seventh at Kentucky State in winning percentage (0.512). [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/siac/kentucky_state/coaching_records.php Kentucky State University coaching records] ] The school's media guide lists a slightly different result, having him coach for 12 1/2 seasons, from 1970 to mid-way through the 1982 season, with a record at Kentucky State of 65 wins, 62 losses, and 3 ties (0.500). [ [http://www.kysu.edu/athletics/football/FBall05MediaGuideweb.pdf#41 Kentucky State University Football Media Guide] , Coaching Records]References
External links
* [http://www.kysu.edu/athletics/ Kentucky State University athletics website]
* [http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/category.asp?C=34623&nav=menu200_10 Tuskegee University athletics website]
* [http://www.mvsu.edu/index.php Mississippi Valley State University athletics website]
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