John "Clipper" Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John "Clipper" Smith

American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1904

Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 11-May-1973

Profession: coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.