Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Mr. Smith, Husband, Football Legend - KOMU-TV [Columbia, Mo.]
...Football fans might remember him as a long time Tiger assistant coach, but before that, Harry Smith was a college football legend...

...It all started at Southern Cal in 1936. "It's a real honor for them to accept me. I worked for it for a long time," he said.

Smith played both offensive and defensive line on the 1939 undefeated Rose Bowl Championship team, but it took 65 years for USC to give Harry his ring. "We finally got recognized by the University. My son and I went out there before the California football game. So we got that ring from the athletic director and had a real nice time," he said...

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