M. O. Smith
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1880-09-01)September 1, 1880 Illinois, U.S. |
Died | October 13, 1935(1935-10-13) (aged 55) Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. |
Alma mater | Grinnell College |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1903 | Doane |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–1 |
Milo Oscar Smith (September 1, 1880 – October 13, 1935) was an American football player and coach.
Smith played football as an end and quarterback at Grinnell College,[1] and was remembered as "one of the greatest football stars at Grinnell."[2] He also served as the coach of Grinnell's second team.[1]
He served as the ninth head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for the 1903 season. His coaching record at Doane was 2–1.[3]
On July 7, 1905, Smith married Mary Ella Porterfield in Atlantic, Iowa.[4] By 1905 the couple was living in Council Bluffs, where Smith worked for a clothing store.
In July 1909, Smith was hired as a history teacher, football coach, and athletic director at Rock Island High School in Rock Island, Illinois.[1] However, he resigned one month later in order to take a position in business.[5]
Smith died in 1935 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.[6]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Doane Tigers (Independent) (1903) | |||||||||
1903 | Doane | 2–1 | |||||||
Doane: | 2–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 2–1 |
References
- ^ a b c "New Teacher To Be Coach: Milo O. Smith of Council Bluffs Succeeds Warren T. Powell at High School". The Argus. July 14, 1909. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Interest Is Intense: High School Athletes See Big Boon For Athletics; Milo Smith to Have Entire Charge of Field and Track". The Daily Times. July 15, 1909. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doane College coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Grinnell Review". 1905.
- ^ "Smith Not To Come To the High School". The Daily Times. August 11, 1909. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Standard Certificate of Death for Milo O. Smith, born September 1, 1880, died October 13, 1935. Ancestry.com. Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940 [database on-line]. tate Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101821056.
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