LeRoy Smith (born August 4, 1933) is a former American football coach. Coaching in four decades, his lifetime record was 106–77–7.

Coaching career

Mississippi Valley State

Smith's first head coaching position was at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi, where he coached the 1958 season. He was the third head coach for the Delta Devils and produced a record of 2–5–1.

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Tuskegee

Smith waited six years to become a head coach again. He was named the tenth head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, and he held that position for six seasons, from 1964 until 1969. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 42–13–3.

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Kentucky State

After his success at Tuskegee, Smith was the 16th head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, and he held that position for 12 seasons, from 1970 until 1981. His coaching record at Kentucky State was 62–59–3. The school's media guide lists a slightly different result, having him coach for 12½ seasons, from 1970 to midway through the 1982 season, with a record at Kentucky State of 65–62–3.

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References

1937 births

Living people

Jackson State Tigers football players

Kentucky State Thorobreds football coaches

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football coaches

Tuskegee Golden Tigers football coaches

African-American coaches of American football

African-American players of American football

20th-century African-American sportspeople

21st-century African-American sportspeople