Smith was named 1977 Eastern College Conference Coach of the Year and was presented an Outstanding Achievement Award by the American Football Coaches Association in 2006. As a player, he was a two-time All-East and All-Ivy League fullback at Princeton University. At Alabama, Smith is remembered for engineering the team's 62-point effort in a comeback to beat Ole Miss in 1989. Homer Smith died in 2011.
Smith was named 1977 Eastern College Conference Coach of the Year and was presented an Outstanding Achievement Award by the American Football Coaches Association in 2006. As a player, he was a two-time All-East and All-Ivy League fullback at Princeton University. At Alabama, Smith is remembered for engineering the team's 62-point effort in a comeback to beat Ole Miss in 1989. Homer Smith died in 2011.