M. O. Smith
Biographical details
Born(1880-09-01)September 1, 1880
Illinois
DiedOctober 13, 1935
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Alma materGrinnell College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1903Doane
Head coaching record
Overall2–1

Milo Oscar Smith (September 1, 1880 – October 13, 1935) was an American football player and coach.

Smith played football as an end and quarterback at Grinnell College,[1] and was remembered as "one of the greatest football stars at Grinnell."[2] He also served as the coach of Grinnell's second team.[1]

He served as the ninth head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for the 1903 season. His coaching record at Doane was 2–1.[3]

On July 7, 1905, Smith married Mary Ella Porterfield in Atlantic, Iowa.[4] By 1905 the couple was living in Council Bluffs, where Smith worked for a clothing store.

In July 1909, Smith was hired as a history teacher, football coach, and athletic director at Rock Island High School in Rock Island, Illinois.[1] However, he resigned one month later in order to take a position in business.[5]

Smith died in 1935 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.[6]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Doane Tigers (Independent) (1903)
1903 Doane 2–1
Doane: 2–1
Total: 2–1

References

  1. ^ a b c "New Teacher To Be Coach: Milo O. Smith of Council Bluffs Succeeds Warren T. Powell at High School". The Argus. July 14, 1909. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Interest Is Intense: High School Athletes See Big Boon For Athletics; Milo Smith to Have Entire Charge of Field and Track". The Daily Times. July 15, 1909. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Doane College coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Grinnell Review". 1905.
  5. ^ "Smith Not To Come To the High School". The Daily Times. August 11, 1909. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Standard Certificate of Death for Milo O. Smith, born September 1, 1880, died October 13, 1935. Ancestry.com. Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940 [database on-line]. tate Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101821056.
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