George Smith | |
Birth Date: | 24 August 1912 |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1932–1935 |
Player Team2: | Cincinnati |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1948 |
Coach Team2: | Cincinnati (assistant) |
Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
Coach Years4: | 1948–1952 |
Coach Team4: | Cincinnati (freshmen) |
Coach Years5: | 1952–1960 |
Coach Team5: | Cincinnati |
Admin Years1: | 1960–1973 |
Admin Team1: | Cincinnati |
Overall Record: | 154–56 |
Tournament Record: | 7–3 (NCAA University Division) 2–2 (NIT) |
Championships: | 2 NCAA Regional – Final Four (1959, 1960) 3 MVC (1958–1960) |
Awards: | 2× MVC Coach of the Year (1958, 1959) |
George Daniel Smith (August 24, 1912 – January 14, 1996) was an American basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1952 to 1960, compiling a record of 154–56. Smith was the athletic director at Cincinnati from 1960 to 1973. He died of cancer at the age of 83, on January 14, 1996.[1]