Charles R. Smith (coach)

{{Short description|American athlete, coach and college athletics administrator}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Charles R. Smith

| image = Charles R. Smith.png

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| birth_date =

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| death_date = 1969

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| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1925–1927

| player_team2 = San Diego State

| player_years3 = 1929

| player_team3 = San Diego State

| player_sport4 = Basketball

| player_years5 = 1926–1928

| player_team5 = San Diego State

| player_years6 = 1929–1931

| player_team6 = San Diego State

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1934–1941

| coach_team2 = San Diego State (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1946–1961

| coach_team3 = San Diego State (assistant)

| coach_sport4 = Basketball

| coach_years5 = 1945–1948

| coach_team5 = San Diego State

| coach_sport6 = Baseball

| coach_years7 = 1936–1942

| coach_team7 = San Diego State

| coach_years8 = 1946–1964

| coach_team8 = San Diego State

| admin_years1 = 1947–1954

| admin_team1 = San Diego State

| overall_record = 45–36 (basketball)
555–289–10 (baseball)

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Charles R. Smith (? – 1969) was an American football, basketball and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head baseball coach at San Diego State University from 1936 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1964, compiling a record of 555–289–10. Smith was also the head basketball coach at San Diego State from 1945 to 1948, tallying a mark of 45–36, and the school's athletic director from 1947 to 1954. In addition, he served as the president of the California Collegiate Athletic Association and as a district representative to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Smith was also a Brooklyn Dodgers scout for Southern California.{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Hack |title=Round About |date=August 10, 1949 |newspaper=Deseret News |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TatSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jX8DAAAAIBAJ&dq=charlie-smith%20san-diego-state%20baseball&pg=3061%2C1619877 |accessdate=August 6, 2011}}