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Coach Smith was the second born child of Etherline and Sam Smith, Jr. He was baptized under the pastorage of Rev. R. T. Booker, founder of Carver Park Baptist Church. He was a product of Waco and LaVega ISD, graduating in 1972. He went on to attend Huston-Tillotson College and then earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1976. After earning his degree, Coach Smith began a thirty-five year career as an...