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Elmer Smith (American football)
Elmer
Smith
was an
American football
and
basketball player
and coach. He was a
multi-sport athlete
at
Hendrix College
in
Conway, Arkansas
, graduating in 1931. Smith served as the
head basketball coach
Centenary College
in
Shreveport, Louisiana
from 1939 to 1942 before taking on the head football
coaching
duties
at
Southern Arkansas University
in
Magnolia, Arkansas
from
1946
to 1953. After leaving
Southern Arkansas
, he was an assistant
football coach
at
Texas A&M University
under
coaches
Bear Bryant
,
Jim Myers
,
Hank Foldberg
, and
Gene Stallings
.