Carlton Smith started San Angelo College in 1946, playing football the year the program returned to the junior college after World War II. While at San Angelo College, Smith was a member of Theta Beta Zeta, an athletic fraternity. Following his graduation from San Angelo College, he graduated from Sul Ross State University in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Education degrees.
Smith taught and coached at Marfa High School, Sanderson High School, and Lorenzo High School. He served as a principal at Buena Vista of Imperial High School and McCamey High School.
After retiring in 1988, Smith became active as a volunteer, serving on boards with the March for Jesus, Jesus Video Project, and various other Christian and prison ministries. He is currently active with the San Angelo Retired Teachers Association. Smith has spent many volunteer hours coordinating the San Angelo College Rams annual reunions for the past twelve years.
Smith and his wife of fifty years, Betty Lou, have four children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Of their four children, Susan Kleinhans, Kay Graves, Buddy Smith, and Jeff Smith, the first three received degrees from Angelo State University.
As profiled in the 2002 Fall Alumni Magazine.
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