College Football Hall of Famer and All-American offensive guard Harry “Blackjack” Smith (Southern California) passed away July 30 in Columbia, Mo. He was 94.

Born Aug. 26, 1918 in Russellville, Mo., Smith moved to Ontario, Calif., shortly before his second birthday. One afternoon as a teenager in 1931, Smith went to the movies in Ontario. The featured attraction? Highlights of Southern California's 16-14 upset victory over Notre Dame. This, said Smith, made him dream of someday playing for Southern California.

He enrolled there in 1936, becoming freshman football captain in 1937 and a three- year starter at guard on the varsity. He anchored the line on USC Rose Bowl squads after the 1938 and 1939 seasons, earning All-America honors each year. The 1938 team finished 9-2-0 and defeated Duke, 7-3, in the Rose Bowl. The next season, the Trojans finished 8-0-2 as national champions, and the record included a 14-0 Rose Bowl conquest of Tennessee. Southern Cal beat Notre Dame in each of those seasons by a 13-0 score in 1938 and a 20-12 margin in 1939.

Following graduation, Smith served as an assistant coach at Southern Cal and Missouri, under Hall of Fame coaches Dan Devine and Don Faurot, before becoming head coach of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders.

After retiring from football, Smith taught health and physical education at Mizzou and served as director of intramural sports until 1983. Over the past decade, Smith had become a mainstay on the sidelines during Tiger football practice.

Smith is survived by his wife of 71 years, Mabel, his daughter Judy and son Harry, Jr.