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| Harry "Blackjack" Smith | |
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Position: Guard |
| Member Biography | |
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Harry Smith was only a teenager when he went to the movies
in Ontario, California, one afternoon in 1931. The featured
attraction? Highlights of Southern California's 16-14 upset
victory over Notre Dame. This, said Smith, made him dream
of someday playing for Southern California. He enrolled there
in 1936, was freshman football captain in 1937 and a three-
year starter at guard on the varsity. He anchored the line on
USC Rose Bowl squads after the 1938 and 1939 seasons,
earning All-America honors each year. The 1938 team
finished 9-2-0 and defeated Duke, 7-3, in the Rose Bowl.
The next season, the Trojans finished 8-0-2 as national
champions, and the record included a 14-0 Rose Bowl
conquest of Tennessee. Southern Cal beat Notre Dame in
each of those seasons–by a 13-0 score in 1938 and a 20-12
margin in 1939. Following graduation, Smith served as an
assistant coach at Missouri and Southern Cal before becoming
head coach of the Canadian Football League's team in
Saskatchewan.
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