Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

As a player and coach, Richard "Moe'' Smith was a part of the IUP football team for nine seasons before passing away in 1981 at the age of 35. Smith also coached in various capacities Rhode Island, Southern Illinois, and Carnegie Mellon.
Smith, a graduate of Latrobe High School, started at defensive back for the Indians as a sophmore in 1966 and again as a senior in 1969. While sitting out the 1967-68 seasons, he coached the team's cornerbacks while calling the defenses from the press box.
Smith's play calling abilities were instrumental to IUP's 1968 team that went 9-0 in the regular season to earn a trip to the Boardwalk Bowl, where it dropped a narrow 31-24 decision to heavy favored Delaware.
In his senior season of 1969, he started at cornerback for an IUP team that went 8-1. Smith picked off two passes, including an 18-yard return for a touchdown in a 46-6 win over California.
Considered by his teammates to be a student of the game, Smith made the transition into coaching upon graduation.
After playing for Chuck Klausing, Smith joined the IUP staff under first year coach Bill Neal in 1970 as the defensive backfield coach.
He held that same post in 1971 and again from 1973-75. In 1972, he was the wide receivers coach at Rhode Island.
In his final year on the IUP staff in 1975, the lndians had a record of 8-1-1. In Smith’s nine seasons as player or coach, IUP had an overall record of 62-21-1. While coaching at IUP, Smith worked toward his master's degree in physical education at Slippery Rock.
Smith then reunited with his former coach as the co-defensive coordinator on Klausing's staff at Carnegie Mellon. During his five seasons at CMU (1976-80). Smith helped lead the Tartans to a record of 41-6- 1.
During Smith's tenure, CMU won the Lambert Meadowlands Trophy as the top team in the East and made two trips to the NCA Division III semifinals. Smith's defensive squad was dubbed "Moe's Maniacs" for its smothering style and ranked first in the nation in scoring defense twice while giving up just 4.4 points per game.
After he passed away at the age of 35 in 1981, a memorial scholarship was established in his honor by his former teammate and friend, fellow Hall of Fame inductee Jack Henry.
Smith's wife Cindy is the director of career services at Carlow University. Their daughter Lindsay graduated from IUP in 2001 and was elected Homecoming Queen in 2000.