Charles R. Smith (coach)

Charles R. Smith
Biographical details

Sport(s)	Football, basketball, baseball
Died	1969
Playing career
Football
1925–1927	San Diego State
1929	San Diego State
Basketball
1926–1928	San Diego State
1929–1931	San Diego State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934–1941	San Diego State (assistant)
1946–1961	San Diego State (assistant)
Basketball
1945–1948	San Diego State
Baseball
1936–1942	San Diego State
1946–1964	San Diego State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1947–1954	San Diego State
Head coaching record
Overall	45–36 (basketball) 555–289–10 (baseball)

Charles R. "Charlie" 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 NAIA. Smith was also a Brooklyn Dodgers scout for southern California.^[1]

Early life and playing career

Smith attended Coronado High School in Coronado, California and then earned 12 varsity letters as San Diego State, four each in football, basketball, and baseball.^[2]

Death and honors

Smith died in 1969. San Diego State's home baseball field, Charlie Smith Field at Tony Gwynn Stadium, was named in Smith's honor.^[2]

References

↑ Miller, Hack (August 10, 1949). "Round About". Deseret News. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
1 2 "2011 San Diego State Baseball Media Guide". Issuu. February 14, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.

San Diego State Aztecs head baseball coaches

John Hancock (1926) Lee Waymire (1927) Harold G. Brucker (1928–1929) No team (1930) Morris Gross (1931–1932) No team (1933–1935) Charles R. Smith (1936–1942) No team (1943–1945) Charles R. Smith (1946–1964) Lyle Olsen (1965–1971) Jim Dietz (1972–2002) Tony Gwynn (2003–2014) Mark Martinez (2014– )

San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball head coaches

C. E. Peterson (1921–1926)
Tom McMullen (1926–1929)
Morris Gross (1929–1942)
Dom DeLauer & Dick Mitchell (1942–1943)
Alex Alexander (1943–1945)
Charles R. Smith (1945–1948)
George Ziegenfuss (1948–1969)
Dick Davis (1969–1974)
Tim Vezie (1974–1979)
Smokey Gaines (1979–1987)
Jim Brandenburg (1987–1992)
Jim Harrick, Jr. # (1992)
Tony Fuller (1992–1994)
Fred Trenkle (1994–1999)
Steve Fisher (1999– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

San Diego State Aztecs athletic directors

C. E. Peterson Morris Gross (1935–1941) Carl H. Young Charles R. Smith (1947–1954) Bill Terry Al Olsen Ken Karr (1968–1979) Cedric Dempsey (1979) Gene Bourdet (1979–1983) Mary Alice Hill (1983–1985) Fred Miller (1985–1995) Rick Bay (1995–2003) Mike Bohn (2003–2005) Jeff Schemmel (2005–2009) Jim Sterk (2010– )

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