George Smith (American football coach)

{{short description|American football coach (born 1948)}}

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| name = George Smith

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| current_title = Athletic Director

| current_team = St. Thomas Aquinas HS (FL)

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|4|23}}

| birth_place = Lafayette, Indiana

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| alma_mater = Purdue (1971)

| coach_years1 = 1975-1992, 1995-2010

| coach_team1 = St. Thomas Aquinas HS (FL)

| overall_record = 361–66–0

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| championships =

• 6 FHSAA State Championships (1992, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010)
• 2 National Championships (2008, 2010)

| awards =

• 2008 USA Today Coach of the Year
• 2009 AFCA Power of Influence Award

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George F. Smith (born April 23, 1948) is an American football coach. He began as an assistant coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1972. He was named head coach in 1975 and in 34 years accumulated 361 wins and 6 state championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.aquinasfootball.com/files/2010_Season/Coaching_Staff/Head_Coach/Coach-Bio.html |title=George Smith Bio |accessdate=2013-01-05 |publisher=www.aquinasfootball.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215022409/http://www.aquinasfootball.com/files/2010_Season/Coaching_Staff/Head_Coach/Coach-Bio.html |archivedate=2013-02-15 }}