Frank Smith (Canadian football)

Frank Smith

Born:	1931 or 1932 (age 92–93) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	National
Position(s)	G
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
College	Olympic College
Career history
As player
1953	Calgary Stampeders
1954	Edmonton Eskimos
1955	BC Lions
1956	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1954)

Frank Smith (born c. 1931) is a Canadian former gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1954, 1955 and 1956. Smith attended Olympic College, where he played junior college football.

Smith coached football at Eastern Washington University, Wenatchee Valley College, and Montana State University. In 1973, he took a position at the University of British Columbia, coaching until 1994, during which time he won five conference titles and Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships in 1982 and 1986. His final record with UBC was 126–90–4. He was hired to the coaching staff of the BC Lions in 1997, 1998 and 2000 and also served on the coaching staff of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was inducted in the UBC Sports Hall of Fame as a builder in 2012.

Head coaching record

Junior college

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Wenatchee Valley Knights (Washington Junior College Conference / Washington Community College Conference) (1966–1967)
1966	Wenatchee Valley	3–6	1–5	6th
1967	Wenatchee Valley	3–6–1	1–5–1	7th
Wenatchee Valley:		6–12–1	2–10–1
Total:		6–12–1