About Gaffney Smith
Lived 1904 – 1986 (aged 81–82). Gaffney Smith was an American american football player.
Henry H. "Gaffney" Smith Sr. (1904 – July 30, 1986) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Campbell Junior College—now known as Campbell University—in Buies Creek, North Carolina from 1935 to 1939.
Smith was a star athlete at his alma mater, Furman University. He was a three-time letter winner at tackle.
Gaffney died at the age of 82, on July 30, 1986, at Baptist Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Who was Gaffney Smith?
American football player and coach
When was Gaffney Smith born?
Gaffney Smith was born in 1904.
When did Gaffney Smith die?
Gaffney Smith died on 30 July 1986 in Columbia.
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Gaffney Smith was an american football player.
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Gaffney Smith was American.
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