Larry Smith (football)

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Larry Smith (born September 12, 1939) is a former college football head coach at Tulane University (1976-79), the University of Arizona (1980-86), the University of Southern California (1987-1992), and the University of Missouri (1994-2000). At USC, his teams won three consecutive Pacific Ten Conference titles from 1987-89, and won the 1990 Rose Bowl over Michigan. During his tenure at Missouri, the team compiled a 33-46-1 record. In 1997 and 1998, the school participated in back-to-back bowl games for the first time since Warren Powers' tenure. Smith attended Bowling Green State University.

Smith works as a commentator for Arizona football games on Fox Sports Net, and organizes weekend instructional camps twice annually. He resides in Tucson, Arizona with his wife Cheryl. He was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 1999.

[edit] Other coaching experience

• Assistant football coach, freshman basketball coach, junior high track coach, Lima Shawnee High School, Lima, Ohio, 1962-63
• Head football coach, Lima Shawnee High School, 1964-66
• Outside linebacker coach, Miami (OH) University, 1967-78
• Offensive line coach, University of Michigan, 1969-72
• Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, linebacker coach, University of Arizona, 1973-76

[edit] External links

• Missouri profile

[edit] References

• Crowe, Jerry. "Seeing Bright Side of Life, and USC." Los Angeles Times. August 16, 2006.

Preceded by Ted Tollner	University of Southern California Head Football Coach 1987–1992	Succeeded by John Robinson
Preceded by Bob Stull	University of Missouri Head Football Coach 1994–2000	Succeeded by Gary Pinkel