Vernon Smith (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vernon Smith (American football)

American college football player, college baseball player, college basketball coach, college baseball coach

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1908

Place of Birth: Macon, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1988

Profession: military officer, basketball coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Vernon "Catfish" Smith (January 14, 1908 – September 29, 1988) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and military officer.
A three-sport athlete at the University of Georgia, Smith was named to the 1931 College Football All-America Team as an end.
After his playing days, he served as the co-head basketball coach at his alma mater during the 1937–38 season.
Smith was also the head baseball coach at Georgia from 1934 to 1937 and at the University of South Carolina from 1938 to 1939 and again from 1946 to 1947.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1979.