Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Jan 29, 2008 3:09:51 GMT -5
TQB has Learned Former MU football coach Larry Smith dies QC
COLUMBIA | In his final year as football coach at Missouri, Larry Smith was diagnosed with chronic lymphatic leukemia.
On Monday the disease killed him. Smith, taken off life support at the request of his family, died some 30 minutes later in a Tucson, Ariz., hospital, shortly after 2:30 p.m. Central Time.
Brock Olivo, the Missouri tailback who starred for Smith’s 1997 Holiday Bowl team and had remained in close contact with Smith and his family, received a telephone call on Sunday saying that his old coach was fading.
Monday afternoon, Olivo — who was in Columbia — received another call telling him Smith had died. Smith was 68.
“He had gone into the hospital a little over a month ago,” Olivo said. “Cheryl (Smith’s wife) called and told me what was going on. So I had planned on going out and visiting him.
“But that never happened.”
Olivo and other former Smith players had celebrated with Smith at a ceremony in Columbia during the last football season.
Many thought Smith looked good at that event.
“I thought he looked a little weaker,” Olivo said.
Smith coached at Tulane, Arizona, USC and MU from 1976 through 2000, compiling a 143-126-7 record.
At Mizzou, Smith was 33-46-1, taking the Tigers to the Holiday Bowl in 1997 and the Insight.com Bowl in 1998.
Funeral arrangements are pending. The family is considering the funeral be held either Sunday or Monday, according to MU athletic department official Mark Alnutt.
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COLUMBIA | In his final year as football coach at Missouri, Larry Smith was diagnosed with chronic lymphatic leukemia.
On Monday the disease killed him. Smith, taken off life support at the request of his family, died some 30 minutes later in a Tucson, Ariz., hospital, shortly after 2:30 p.m. Central Time.
Brock Olivo, the Missouri tailback who starred for Smith’s 1997 Holiday Bowl team and had remained in close contact with Smith and his family, received a telephone call on Sunday saying that his old coach was fading.
Monday afternoon, Olivo — who was in Columbia — received another call telling him Smith had died. Smith was 68.
“He had gone into the hospital a little over a month ago,” Olivo said. “Cheryl (Smith’s wife) called and told me what was going on. So I had planned on going out and visiting him.
“But that never happened.”
Olivo and other former Smith players had celebrated with Smith at a ceremony in Columbia during the last football season.
Many thought Smith looked good at that event.
“I thought he looked a little weaker,” Olivo said.
Smith coached at Tulane, Arizona, USC and MU from 1976 through 2000, compiling a 143-126-7 record.
At Mizzou, Smith was 33-46-1, taking the Tigers to the Holiday Bowl in 1997 and the Insight.com Bowl in 1998.
Funeral arrangements are pending. The family is considering the funeral be held either Sunday or Monday, according to MU athletic department official Mark Alnutt.
Recent Comments at : www.kansascity.com/116/story/464669.html
* I was in the Marching Band during his transition of taking over a...
* The '98 team gave us a real scare at the end of our dream season....
* I don't know how popular he was at MU when he was coaching, but he...
* RIP Coach Smith. You helped get us going in the right direction...
* Condolences to Larry's family. Thank you for your contributions to...
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