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H.H. Smith

Henry H. "Gaffney" Smith

  • Class
    1930
  • Induction
    1983
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Men's Track & Field
Gaffney, S.C.

'30 B.A. Education
Football — Tackle
Three-Year Letterman — 1927-29
Team Captain — 1929
All-South Carolina —1929
SIAA Champion — 1927 (10-1)
South Carolina Champion — 1927 (10-1)
Three-Year Record — 20-9-1 (16 shutouts)
1927 Purple Hurricane Known As “30-Mule Team” Outscored Opposition 285-59, Recorded Seven Shutouts (considered one of finest teams in school history)
13-7 Win Over Duke — 1927
20-0 WIn Over N.C. State — 1927
53-0 Win Over Wake Forest — 1927
34-0 Win Over South Carolina — 1927
28-0 Win Over Clemson — 1927
38-7 Win Over Miami, Fla. — 1927
6-0 Win Over Duke — 1928
18-0 Win Over Wake Forest — 1928
12-0 Win Over Wake Forest — 1929
Track & Field — Javelin
Three-Year Letterman — 1928-30
Head Football Coach, Campbell (N.C.) Junior College —1935-39
Greenville News Furman All-Time Team — 1942
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame —1983
Died July 30, 1986

Page updated by Hunter Reid (1/28/25)
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