Oak Smith

Games played	16
Games started	9

Oak Smith
No. 7
Positions	End, fullback, halfback, wingback
Personal information
Born	February 27, 1894; Downing, Missouri, U.S.
Died	May 2, 1974 (aged 80); Long Beach, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Centerville (Centerville, Iowa)
College	Drake
Career history
Playing
	Rock Island Independents (1920–1921);
Coaching
	Occidental (1924–1925); Assistant coach; Long Beach (1929–1933); Head coach;
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-Pro (1920);
Career statistics
Games played
Games played	16
Games started	9

Okla Eugene Smith (February 27, 1894 – May 2, 1974), nicknamed "Oak" (sometimes spelled "Oke" ), was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as an end, fullback, and wingback for two seasons, from 1920 to 1921, with the Rock Island Independents of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which was renamed as the National Football League (NFL) in 1922. He was a first-team selection on the 1920 All-Pro Team.

Biography

Smith attended Drake University, where lettered football, basketball, and track. He football as a halfback and fullback, basketball as a center, and ran the half-mile in track. He was elected the captain of the 1916 Drake football team.^[1]

Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California (USC). He coached football and basketball at Occidental College in Los Angeles.

Smith served as the head football coach at Long Beach Junior College—now known as Long Beach City College (LBCC)—from 1929 to 1933.

Smith died on May 2, 1974.^[2]

References

^ "Drake Elects Okla Smth". The Des Moines Register and Leader. Des Moines, Iowa. November 28, 1915. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Oak Smith, L.B. coach, rites slated". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. May 4, 1974. p. C6. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

[1] "Drake Elects Okla Smth". The Des Moines Register and Leader. Des Moines, Iowa. November 28, 1915. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "Oak Smith, L.B. coach, rites slated". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. May 4, 1974. p. C6. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

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