Career
Smith earned 13 letters in football, baseball, basketball, and track for the Mercer Bears. He was inducted into the Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame in its inaugural year of 1971. "Crook" was the brother of Phoney Smith.
Football
Smith was a prominent end on the football team
= 1922 He was selected All-Southern. = 1923 He was selected All-Southern by Julian Leggett of the Macon News.
Georgia Southern
Smith coached the Georgia Southern Eagles team of Georgia Southern University (then known as Georgia Teacher"s College) from 1929 to 1942. His basketball teams compiled a 116–60 record.