Early Life and Playing Career
Born in Steptoe, Washington, to Burrel F. and Addie (Humphrey) Smith, Smith was raised in Moscow, Idaho, and graduated from Moscow High School in 1934, after leading the Bears to consecutive state titles in basketball. He initially attended the University of Idaho's Southern Branch in Pocatello—now Idaho State University—and then returned to his hometown to attend the University of Idaho, where he was a two-sport athlete for the Vandals, a center on the football team under head coach Ted Bank, and a guard on the basketball team, coached by Forrest Twogood. His teammates at Idaho included future coaches Steve Belko and Tony Knap. During Smith's senior football season of 1938, the team went 6–3–1, the Vandals' best record in over a decade, and the best until 1971. Idaho was 2–2–1 in Northern Division play in the PCC and undefeated in the four non-conference games, including a 16–0 shutout in the season finale in Salt Lake City over Utah, winner of its conference. Smith received a bachelor's degree in education in 1939 and embarked on a teaching career.
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