Omarr Smith

Omarr Ali Hasan Smith (born April 7, 1977) is an American football coach and former defensive back. He played professionally for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL), and collegiately at San Jose State.

In his career, Smith played for the SaberCats twice, from 2000–2002 and 2004–2008. He also played one year (2003) for the Tampa Bay Storm. He served as defensive coordinator with the rival Arizona Rattlers for three years (winning two championships). Smith has won seven total ArenaBowl championships as a player (4) and assistant coach (3); this ties the legendary Tim Marcum, who won seven as a head coach, for the most in AFL history. Smith was the head coach of the Los Angeles KISS and Baltimore Brigade of the AFL.

Early life Smith attended Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California. While there, he lettered in football, basketball and track. He was a three-time all-league and two-time all-area grid choice.

College career Smith played four years at San Jose State University and had 13 career interceptions, the second-most in school history. He joined the team as a walk-on in 1995 and was assigned to cover Keyshawn Johnson in his first collegiate start. He led San Jose State with nine passes broken up in 1996 and 16 in 1997. He tied for second in the nation in 1997 with seven interceptions this matched his interception total from the regular season.

Arkansas Twisters Smith was the defensive backs coach of the Arkansas Twisters of the af2 in 2009.

San Jose SaberCats In November 2013, Smith joined the SaberCats as assistant head coach. He was the assistant head coach from 2014 to 2015. He was also the team's offensive coordinator in 2014.

Los Angeles KISS On November 4, 2015, Smith was named the head coach of the Los Angeles KISS. The team folded after the 2016 season.

Baltimore Brigade On December 14, 2016, Smith was named the Baltimore Brigade's first head coach.

Head coaching record Team Year Regular season PostseasonWonLostWin %Finish Won Lost Win % ResultLA79 2nd in NC 0 1 .000 BAL410 4th in AFL 0 1 .000 BAL75 2nd in AFL 2 1 .667 BAL75 4th in AFL 0 2 .000 Total 252925

Personal life One of Smith's cousins is former San Francisco 49ers safety Tim McDonald.

Smith has coached defensive backs at Whittier College. He has expressed a desire for a post-football career in broadcasting. He has covered various high school football and volleyball games and some junior college football games in Southern California. Smith enjoys bowling and has partnered with teammates for a weekly outing during the season.