| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 21, 1899 Fayetteville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1990 (aged 90) Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1924 | Mercer |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1924 | Mercer |
| Position(s) | End (football) Forward (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1942 | South Georgia Teachers / Georgia Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1942 | South Georgia Teachers / Georgia Teachers |
| Baseball | |
| 1933–1935 | South Georgia Teachers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–66–7 (football) 116–60 (basketball) 32–20 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1922, 1923) Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame Georgia Sports Hall of Fame | |
Byron Lambert "Consuello" "Crook" Smith (March 21, 1899 – March 3, 1990) was an American college football, baseball, and basketball player and coach inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.[1] He played for Mercer, and, after a short career as a baseball player and umpire in professional baseball, he was the head coach for the Georgia Southern Eagles team of Georgia Southern University (then known as Georgia Teacher's College).[2] He was later assistant pastor and director of young people's work at Immanuel Baptist Church in Savannah.[3]
University of Georgia coach Herman Stegeman said Smith during his playing days was "without a doubt the best all-around athlete of the South."[4]
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