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'''Joseph Farrar "Phoney" Smith'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T64TrTPQ3-oC&pg=PA51&#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=A Gift for Giving: The Story of Lamar RIch Plunkett|author=James C. Bryant|page=51}}</ref> (June 26, 1905 – October 27, 1985) was a [[college football]] player and high school coach and athletic director. |
'''Joseph Farrar "Phoney" Smith'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T64TrTPQ3-oC&pg=PA51&#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=A Gift for Giving: The Story of Lamar RIch Plunkett|author=James C. Bryant|page=51}}</ref> (June 26, 1905 – October 27, 1985) was a [[college football]] player and high school coach and athletic director. |
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==College football== |
==College football== |
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"Phoney" was an [[College Football All-Southern Team|All-Southern]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] for the [[Mercer Bears football|Mercer Baptists]] of [[Mercer University]] in 1927,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1787&dat=19271127&id=XbUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IWQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4004,922652|title=Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection|date=November 27, 1927|work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune}}</ref> called by one writer "the best athlete who ever put on a Mercer uniform."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mercercluster.galileo.usg.edu/mercercluster-j2k/view?docId=bookreader/mer/mer1927/mer1927-0123.mets.xml;query=smith%20football;brand=mercercluster-j2k-brand#page/1/mode/1up|title=Phoney Gallops In Final Battle|date=November 11, 1927|work=Mercer Cluster}}</ref> Smith was the first southern player to cross the goal line against the "[[1927 Georgia Bulldogs football team|dream and wonder]]" team of [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] on a 95-yard [[Kickoff (gridiron football)|kickoff]].<ref name=dawg/> He was elected to the Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame in 1971,<ref>{{cite url|url=http://www.mercerbears.com/fanzone/hall_of_fame/index|title=Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame}}</ref> and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1969.<ref name=brow>{{cite url|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-10-29/news/8502170658_1_athlete-mercer-college-mr-smith|title=`Phoney` Smith, Broward Coach For 2 Decades|date=October 29, 1985}}</ref> Smith was a teammate of later Georgia coach [[Wally Butts]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t8BABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT29&lpg=PT29#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=29|title=A History of College Football In Georgia:Glory on the Gridiron|author=Jon Nelson}}</ref> |
"Phoney" was an [[College Football All-Southern Team|All-Southern]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] for the [[Mercer Bears football|Mercer Baptists]] of [[Mercer University]] in 1927,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1787&dat=19271127&id=XbUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IWQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4004,922652|title=Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection|date=November 27, 1927|work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune}}</ref> called by one writer "the best athlete who ever put on a Mercer uniform."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mercercluster.galileo.usg.edu/mercercluster-j2k/view?docId=bookreader/mer/mer1927/mer1927-0123.mets.xml;query=smith%20football;brand=mercercluster-j2k-brand#page/1/mode/1up|title=Phoney Gallops In Final Battle|date=November 11, 1927|work=Mercer Cluster}}</ref> Smith was the first southern player to cross the goal line against the "[[1927 Georgia Bulldogs football team|dream and wonder]]" team of [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] on a 95-yard [[Kickoff (gridiron football)|kickoff]].<ref name=dawg/> He was elected to the Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame in 1971,<ref>{{cite url|url=http://www.mercerbears.com/fanzone/hall_of_fame/index|title=Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame}}</ref> and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1969.<ref name=brow>{{cite url|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-10-29/news/8502170658_1_athlete-mercer-college-mr-smith|title=`Phoney` Smith, Broward Coach For 2 Decades|date=October 29, 1985}}</ref> Smith was a teammate of later Georgia coach [[Wally Butts]] and played for coach [[Bernie Moore]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t8BABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT29&lpg=PT29#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=29|title=A History of College Football In Georgia:Glory on the Gridiron|author=Jon Nelson}}</ref> |
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==Semi pro ball== |
==Semi pro ball== |
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Revision as of 08:53, 22 January 2015
| Mercer Bears | |
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| Position | HB |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 26, 1905 Fayetteville, Tennessee |
| Died: | October 27, 1985 (aged 80) Palm Beach County, Florida |
| Career history | |
| College | Mercer University (1925-27) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joseph Farrar "Phoney" Smith[1] (June 26, 1905 – October 27, 1985) was a college football player and high school coach and athletic director.
College football
"Phoney" was an All-Southern halfback for the Mercer Baptists of Mercer University in 1927,[2] called by one writer "the best athlete who ever put on a Mercer uniform."[3] Smith was the first southern player to cross the goal line against the "dream and wonder" team of Georgia on a 95-yard kickoff.[4] He was elected to the Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame in 1971,[5] and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1969.[6] Smith was a teammate of later Georgia coach Wally Butts and played for coach Bernie Moore.[7]
Semi pro ball
In the late 1920s, he went on to play semi-pro football with the Ironton Tanks in Ironton, Ohio, a team that was the forerunner of the Cleveland Browns.[6][4][8]
South Broward
Smith was a coach and athletic director at South Broward High School, where he taught for more than 20 years.[6]
See also
References
- ^ James C. Bryant. A Gift for Giving: The Story of Lamar RIch Plunkett. p. 51.
- ^ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
- ^ "Phoney Gallops In Final Battle". Mercer Cluster. November 11, 1927.
- ^ a b Garbin, Patrick (2008). About them Dawgs!: Georgia football's memorable teams and players. United States: Scarecrow Press. pp. 43, 48. ISBN 978-0-8108-6040-7.
- ^ "Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame".
- ^ a b c "`Phoney` Smith, Broward Coach For 2 Decades". October 29, 1985.
- ^ Jon Nelson. A History of College Football In Georgia:Glory on the Gridiron. p. 29.
- ^ Bryant, James C. (1993). A gift for giving: the story of Lamar Rich Plunkett. United States: Mercer University Press. p. 51. ISBN 0-86554-430-1.
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